Mejoramiento de los procesos productivos de una empresa de lácteos mediante el desarrollo de un plan de buenas prácticas de manufactura

Abstract

The improvement of production processes of “El Caserío” company, which is located in Machachi was done through the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices according to the Ecuadorian regulation, INEN standards and CODEX ALIMENTARIUS. The project was developed for the four products with highest contribution to the production of the company; these are fresh cheese, Dutch cheese, pasteurized milk and yogurt. A diagnosis was done to evaluate the GMP, founding a 35% compliance being infrastructure, internal controls and procedures the most critical issues. An implementation plan was developed prioritizing those corrective actions that affect product safety. After that a new GMP evaluation was performed founding an 83% of compliance. A total investment of 4,150.60 USD, was required for the implementation of GMP. To evaluate the effectiveness of the GMP on the production, the causes of product devolution were analyzed being none of them due to food safety but quality issues.