Estudio del impacto económico de los desperdicios generados en la fabricación de carrocerías en la Empresa Carrocera COPSA de la provincia de Tungurahua, cantón Ambato, año 2015

Abstract

This research aims to study the economic impact of the waste generated in the manufacture of bodyworks in order to propose the technical-economic reorganization processes waste collection for the bodyworks: Provincial and Interprovincial in COPSA Company of Ambato City, with the aim of improving their environmental management, obtaining an improvement in its production capacity. A detailed analysis of the current situation of the company developing a study methods and time used in the construction of each model, development of process diagrams, flow charts, Gantt charts, making production times, was made of each of activities that make up the total manufacturing process. With these results the amount of waste produced in each work area was determined, manufacturing time, critical processes in the working method, thus fulfilling required by the Ministry of Environment, achieving an approach to new distribution, classification and sorting activities, hence a reduction is achieved in the processing time. The reorganization proposal shows an improvement in the use of physical space, better provision of jobs at the plant, getting a better fluidity in the circulation of materials, construction spaces free of debris and free of incidents on the part of security, giving correct working lives. It is recommended that the information provided by the study, submit necessary documentation as the current manufacturing process of the two models, as well as the basis for planning and reorganization of the activities undertaken.