Propuesta de implementación de una flota de transporte propia para el mejoramiento del servicio de entrega en la cadena de distribución de la Empresa Ecuacerámica - Riobamba, año 2020.

Abstract

The present project had the objective to realize a proposal to implement a fleet of transportation to better the shipping and delivery of the distribution chain, “Ecuaceramica Company.” – Riobamba. The following hypothesis of investigation was established; “The proposal to implement a fleet of company-owned transportation for the Ecuaceramica Company – Riobamba; will provide an alternative to better the rentability and efficiency of its logistical services. For which a study of logistical costs and a financial projection for the next ten years was carried out, calculating the Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and the Net Present Value (NPV) of the current Business model, taking into account the following analysis factors: The values related to the investment, (calculated by the optimization of routes using the Clark & Wright Algorithm and the final product demand in the 5 territories of distribution), on top of the fixed costs and variables in regards to the implementation, the depreciation of the vehicles, other financial expenditures, and the tightening of the OPEX budget, were also considered. Therefore, according to the implementation of the routing system and the reported demand from the year 2019, ideally, the implementation of 22 Hyundai trucks models; HD55, HD78 and HD120 would be considered. All these models meet the necessary specifications required for cargo shipping and transporting merchandise. Furthermore, this establishes a matrix of savings for each territory, which has the potential to contribute towards making decisions in the case of changes in routes, incrementing or decreasing of the demand. Afterwards, the fixed costs and variables related to this investment project were determined, through which it was possible to determine the net income to be a valor NPV of $2,427,170.97 and a percentage IRR of 29.00%, which verifies the planted hypothesis. Therefore, the validity of the suggested proposal is demonstrated, which hence brings about not only great economic benefits for the company, but also the possibility of self-management of said service and therefore direct control of the distribution efficiency and overall satisfaction of the customers.