Análisis de la integración externa de la cadena de suministro en el rendimiento financiero de las empresas camaroneras del Ecuador.

Abstract

The integration of the supply chain, has been a subject studied meticulously, due to its strategic importance. The purpose of this study is to identify if the external integration of the supply chain affects the financial performance of shrimp companies in Ecuador. For this reason, a sample of 32 shrimp companies was taken as a secondary basis of the international statistics page “Emis University”, with information in the years 2015-2017. Then, to evaluate the performance, two types of companies were selected, one with higher performance and another with lower performance in terms of financial ratios and sales volume of the province Guayas. The interview was based on indicators propose in the article of (Kaliani et al., 2012) that measures criteria of the external integration of the supply chain, such as: the relationship with customers, relationship with suppliers, as well as information, vision and risk sharing between the company and its business partners. The results of the study established differences in the cases studied. On the other hand, the scarce information in the database did not corroborate the hypothesis statistically. Also, the limitations of the research suggest, for future research, to study the variables based on an empirical study. Keywords: supply chain, external integration, finan