Análisis de la gestión operativa en las empresas camaroneras de la zona 8 (Guayaquil, Duràn Y Samborondòn), año 2021

Abstract

Shrimp activity is one of the most important sectors for the internal economy of Ecuador. During 2021, exports of said crustacean constituted the highest income from non-oil sales, with Guayas being the province with the highest production. The purpose of this article is to analyze the operational management in shrimp companies (legally constituted as legal persons) within zone 8, which corresponds to Guayaquil, Durán and Samborondón, this investigation focused on establishing the current situation, analyzing the management and finally Propose improvement strategies, if necessary. The data collection instruments were surveys of a sample of an administrative employee by a legally registered shrimp farm and interviews with 3 professionals in the field, obtaining as a result that 90.90% of respondents rate the operational management of the company as excellent, the 100% of respondents express mainly that the company does keep its employees informed about the operational management plan, they use administrative tools and statistical calculations, and receive training on administrative, quality, etc. The results show that the administrative model used by shrimp companies is standard due to the rules that regulate the activities carried out and the different tools are used correctly, with small shortcomings such as ignorance of the type of administrative tools that are being applied. Finally, a balanced scorecard was proposed among other strategies.