Evaluation of production in the industrial plant of an association of fruit producers in Manabí

Abstract

In this paper, the processes of a fruit processing company were evaluated, taking into account the situation with customers, suppliers, and relatives or non-relatives who are directly or indirectly involved, in order to find opportunities for improvement or change, and from this way to solve the problems of productive continuity and placement of its products. For this, production evaluation methods were used through direct observation techniques and interviews with partners, which allowed an analysis of the external and internal situation of the company and to verify a situation similar to the reality of micro and small companies in the country; where the planning is insufficient, the organization of production is scarce, there is a lack of standardization in processes and products, and that, aggravated by technical problems, they keep them in a situation of ineffectiveness and conditions of manual artisanal work. All this causes low productivity, quality, supply of products, insufficient income and staff demotivation.