Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una planta “Procesadora de Lácteos” en el Cantón Alausí, provincia Chimborazo

Abstract

The present research called a feasibility study to create a dairy processing plant in the Alausi Canton, province of Chimborazo, to industrialize the dairy production of the sector, providing the possibility of alternative sources of employment and investment for producers in the area. Method, they used a qualitative and quantitative research approach. Surveys applied to the owners of the existing small artisanal production centers and to the consumers of dairy products to determine the current market supply and demand. The surveys revealed a high level of unsatisfied demand that was not meet by the artisanal centers, due to lack of and noncompliance with the respective operating permits, sanitary registrations and other hygiene standards and protocols necessary to complete these manufacturing processes, causing consumer distrust and losing customers. To solve these problems, they proposed a dairy processing plant implementation to collect all the production to develop standardized, iniquitous, and quality products. The feasibility of the project determined through a market study, a technical study, and a financial evaluation study, all of which yielded positive results. They recommend it to comply with the manufacturing and hygiene standards and the timely and constant training of the personnel as the production and the installed capacity of the plant progresses.