Evaluación técnico - financiera de las cadenas de distribución en la plataforma logística de la provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Abstract

The present research work proposes the "Technical-Financial Evaluation of the Distribution Chains in the Logistics Platform of the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province.", With the purpose of improving its logistic processes, through cross-docking and thus give solution to the storage and distribution areas of the productive chains: agricultural, metal-mechanical, textile, chemical and plastic. For the collection of information, surveys were applied to potential clients such as: manufacturing companies, agricultural companies, merchants and representatives of the transport chamber. It was found that there is a market that is unsatisfied due to lack of infrastructure and logistic services, so there are traffic flows, downtime, and high operating costs. The purpose of the technical-financial evaluation is to reach an appropriate socio-economic level, territorial organization; improve flow management and reduce the costs of merchandise mobility. In addition, the respective financial study was carried out in which the main financial indicators were analyzed: Internal Rate of Return (IRR) 9.52% and Net Present Value (NPV) $ 3,363,370.30 with an investment of $ 3,969,760 , 00 having benefit / cost ratio of $ 3.08., So the feasibility of the project is demonstrated and its implementation is recommended.