Estudio para la industrialización de una línea de fabricación de quesos frescos para la Empresa El Va´Quero ubicada en Hualcanga-San Luis, cantón Quero de la provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

Nowadays the production of cheese in El Va'Quero Company is mainly made by artisan processes, which means that the productive processes are not industrialized, in other words, there is not an appropriate distribution in their workplaces, the processes are not defined, in addition to the low economic control with respect to costs and charges in administration, production, sales and financial. Therefore, the objective of this Curricular Integration Project is to industrialize the production of fresh cheese that has been demanded by the company El Va'Quero is located in Hualcanga-San Luis, Quero, in order to increase the production of cheese and take advantage of the availability of raw material. For this purpose, the formulation and evaluation of projects is used based on the market study where an unsatisfied demand of 812825 kg of fresh cheese was determined according to an analysis of demand and supply, in addition, the market segment was detailed corresponding to 162396 families in the urban area in Tungurahua province. The technical study included the design and distribution of the plant, determining an actual production of 800 fresh cheeses of 500 grams per day. The economic study identified a P.V.P. of $3.5 per unit and an investment of $96941.82. The financial evaluation determined that the project is viable based on indicators such as NPV, which was greater than zero, a cost/benefit ratio of $1.63, and an IRR equal to 57%. The environmental study described a low environmental impact and prevention measures were established. Finally, it was confirmed that the industrialization of fresh cheese is feasible, therefore, it is recommended to invest in the research to the company taking into consideration all the technical aspects detailed in this Curricular Integration Research.