Propuesta de mejora de la cadena de suministro de la Empresa Esvelts S.A.

Abstract

This work aims to analyse and propose improvement of the supply chain of Esvelts S.A. in the line of sports supplementation that the company markets, thus performing a previous upgrading of the supply chain's background information and its variation by various factors denoting a common problem, where the different causes that affect the logistics process are determined. Research is developed in the second chapter where the methodology to be used is the Lean Management, which aims to optimize resources in the supply chain to speed up and enhance processes. As explained in the previous paragraph, information was collected through various research techniques, including observation in certain premises in Guayaquil city, surveys of commercial advisers at the national level and interviews with partners involved directly, as well as indirectly in the supply chain management stages. After the investigation it was found that the methodological proposal “Lean Management” as it contributes to the company’s processes with respect to the supply chain; resulting in the improvement of the company’s processes, in the decrease of the time of the production and delivery of orders; in addition, technological resources and training were implemented to contribute to its purpose.