Optimización de la logística de almacenamiento y distribución de la planta embotelladora de agua, Fuentes San Felipe.

Abstract

The objective was to structure the logistic phases for the storage and distribution of the San Felipe bottled water plant located in Latacunga with the aim of improving the logistics. The physical space and the methods applied by the factory to storage the bottled water have been identified as a challenge for the majority of companies of the industry and need to work on better practices to improve each of the logistic phases. The used methodology for the project was quantitative in order to demostrate the correlations between each variable and to evaluate the impacts for a possible solution to improve time and deliveries. The sample used for the study were 6 people who are directly involved with the issue, and due to the reduced number of the group it is considered a non-probabilistic sample. When analysing the way of gathering and delivery, it was determined that there was a lack of coordination in functions for the factory which is the couse of delays in orders. The proposed raised was designed takin into account the capacity of bottling in the factory, to determine the adequate location and defining the area to locate the palets so to be able to perfect the strategic sequence. It can be concluded that the hipothesis and the defined objetives are viable, which means that the storage activities and delivery are a fundamental secular way in the strategy of continuous improvement in the organization.