Análisis del sistema logístico de abastecimiento de productos de primera necesidad en la provincia de Galápagos.

Abstract

The Galapagos Islands also legally known as the Colon Archipelago or Galapagos Archipelago are located 1000 km from the Ecuadorian coasts to the west of the American continent. As an island with a diversity of flora and fauna with species unique to the planet, food factories or other inputs are prohibited to maintain species conservation. For the above explained the Galapagos Islands have the need to realize their supply of perishable and non-perishable products by shipping cargo from the nearby port that is Guayaquil. The logistics process consists of different factors which can vary with the passage of time according to the needs of the recipient, such as: Routes, private docks, boats, way of transporting the load, etc. The vast majority of the logistics system has changed since the start of its operations, starting with palletized cargo and loose cargo loaded on cargo ships with two holds, increasing the number of vessels, frequencies, delays and the risk of damage to cargo. However, containerized cargo was changed to increase efficiency, reduce the number of vessels, reduce damage to cargo and increase the speed of routes. However, in spite of having optimized the system of cargo, there is still the necessity of an improvement of the logistic system through the construction of an adequate port terminal that of the facilities to the current ships, reducing landing maneuvers and thus achieving cost reduction for the consignees of the Galapagos Islands.