Análisis de la gestión empresarial en la logística de la cadena de suministro de bebidas no alcohólicas en la ciudad de Guayaquil aplicando la metodología lean logistic.

Abstract

The analysis of supply chain management or SCM, has been one of the most relevant and studied topics as a result of the confinement as a result of the pandemic. Companies have indeed witnessed the consequences of having weak and inefficient supply chains. Therefore, the study addresses the question of how the lean logistic methodology supports the management of the supply chain of non-alcoholic beverage and bottled water companies in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Since the lean logistics methodology is used to determine unnecessary processes or activities in the value chain that generate waste of resources, people, time and money. The research methodology has a non-experimental cross-sectional design with a descriptive scope and a qualitative approach. Therefore, the instrument used was opinion surveys by email interviews using the convenience sampling technique. Among the findings, companies are aware of the benefits of implementing lean logistic in their supply chain management. Being the largest companies which use various indicators, methods and tools such as 5s, kaizen, key performance indicators KPI, among others to improve the efficiency, performance and optimization of logistics processes. Concluding that the companies that have managed to enter international markets, more competitive and with high quality standards, are the ones that most seek to measure their processes to reduce the risk of defects or failures. The smaller companies, on the other hand, did not have more knowledge about it, but they understood the usefulness of managing themselves under these efficiency practices and philosophies.