Abstract

ARZOLA, Minerva  and  LA CRUZ, Lucía. Estrategias tecnológicas para la industria transformadora de productos de bienes de consumo de aluminio en Venezuela. uct [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.42, pp.003-012. ISSN 1316-4821.

STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES FOR INDUSTRIES THAT TRANSFORM ALUMINUM INTO KITCHENWEAR IN VENEZUELA Summary: The objective of this project is to design a set of strategies to improve the technological capacity of industries that transform aluminum into kitchenware in Venezuela. The sector of products for the consumer has grouped the manufacturers of kitchen utensils. This investigation is empirical; the information was obtained by means an inquest/interview of owners and/or managers of twelve companies of this sector; as a conceptual base the tool used was the Technological Adjustment Situation Index, (TASI2), to diagnose technological capacity and the Strengths, Opportunities, Weakness and Treats (SOWT) analysis to construct strategies. The results say that the majority of industries that transform aluminum into kitchenware in Venezuela are small and medium sized family enterprises and their technological capacity is deficient. Some of their main weaknesses are installed capacities not in use, outdated technology and a lack of perspective growth. The principal strategies that were proposed to the companies of this sector to increase their internal technological capacities are to take advantage of human resources, develop new markets, increase the level of production capacity used and adapt experiences of the best practices that have been applicable in other companies of this sector.

Keywords : Kitchenware; Aluminum; Technological Strategies; Technological Capacity.