Propuesta de optimización de rutas de transporte de la industria “Productos Lácteos del Norte”, cantón Tulcán

Abstract

The objective of this titling work was to develop a proposal to optimize transportation routes for the Northern Dairy Products Industry in the Tulcán canton, in order to reduce transportation travel times and costs. To know the current situation of the study area, an interview was applied to the manager of the company to know the routes by which dairy production is mobilized, additionally an observation sheet was applied to collect reference information to fixed costs, variables in those incurred by the entity for the operation of the fleet, such as: fuel, mechanical maintenance of the units, taxes, on the other hand a second observation sheet was applied to take the coordinates of the distribution routes. Once the research instruments were applied, it was obtained as a result that the industry's vehicle fleet has 30 routes, with the operating cost per km being 0.61 cents, the longest route includes: Industry - Miriancita Food, since it has a length of 14.8 km and the shortest between: Industria – Víveres Paolita with 754.5m in length. In conclusion, using the ArcGIS software it was possible to optimize travel distances and therefore the cost of operation, reducing up to 2 km per daily route in 50% of the routes. The use of the Network Analyst component of the ArcGIS program is recommended to optimize transport routes, mainly in companies that are dedicated to the distribution of products.