La influencia de los sistemas de producción y la innovación en la competitividad de las empresas manufactureras de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The manufacturing sector has a great influence within the economy of a country which implies high competitiveness for companies within this sector. In a changing environment, where products and processes are constantly evolving, it is important that companies implement strategies to remain competitive in the market. Therefore, the following research focuses on discovering if there is an influence of production systems and innovation for the competitiveness of manufacturing companies in the city of Guayaquil. This study will be conducted based on manufacturing companies in the food and beverage subsector. With the implementation of a theoretical analysis, a descriptive and inferential statistical analysis with a database collected through the creation of a survey, it was possible to reach conclusions about the relationship of these variables and thus be able to develop a proposal for all manufacturing companies in the food and beverage subsector in the city of Guayaquil.