La importancia de la tecnología en las empresas productoras de calzado de Tungurahua y las oportunidades de inversión

Abstract

The province of Tungurahua is a leader in the production of footwear at the national level, but the industry as a whole needs to improve its levels of productivity and innovation to become competitive internationally. This research aims to make a diagnosis of the level of investment on high technology machinery in the footwear sector of the province of Tungurahua and its impact on productivity and sales. In order to meet our objectives, a bibliographic and research background study has been carried out to know the state of the industry at the national and international level and what have been the results of research on the application of technology in companies. The study population of the present investigation is the footwear companies of the province of Tungurahua. After the application of several probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling techniques the sample used in the study is 34 small, medium and large companies. The information used in the analysis has been obtained through surveys using a structured questionnaire. xi The research results show that small, medium-sized and big footwear companies in Tungurahua province have invested in high-tech machinery, but there is a large number of artisan and micro-enterprises that do not have the capacity to make this type of investment. In addition, it is proven that companies that have bought high-tech machinery have been able to increase their sales and productivity in the last two years. From the analysis of the financing opportunities, it has been concluded that there is a scarce supply of credits in the financial institutions for the acquisition of high technology machinery.