Design of a production line for the production and packaging of carambola liquor in the city of Quevedo
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The consumption of alcoholic beverages plays an important role in the interaction and socialization of people, and the business idea regarding the use of the surplus of harvested fruits give rise to the realization of the present investigation, the same one that has The objective is to design a production line for the production and packaging of carambola liquor in the City of Quevedo. This research was descriptive with a quantitative approach, with a sample of 424 people to whom a demographically segmented survey questionnaire was applied. The results show a great acceptance for the business idea that brings the design of a production line for the elaboration and packaging of carambola liquor, in addition to variables such as the frequency of consumption of alcoholic beverages within the locality, characteristics such as quality and price, the same ones that are unpredictable at the time of making the purchase. On the other, the production processes will be developed, describing each one of the phases that take part in it, considering factors such as the investment that would be needed for the implementation of the production line, the sale price to the public, the production capacity that will have the plant, and various financial indicators that demonstrated the viability of the project. Finally, it is concluded that the design and implementation of a carambola liqueur production and packaging line is feasible given that the NPV is 148,657.53 with a cost-benefit ratio of 2.3.
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