TY - JOUR AU - Kathya Paola Herrera Panchi AU - William Fabian Teneda Llerena AU - Sonia Fabiola Chaluisa Chaluisa PY - 2022/11/24 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Evaluation of losses in the Salcedo-Cotopaxi-Ecuador ice cream value chain JF - Universidad Ciencia y TecnologĂ­a JA - uct VL - 26 IS - 117 SE - Papers DO - 10.47460/uct.v26i117.661 UR - https://uctunexpo.autanabooks.com/index.php/uct/article/view/661 AB - The present work consisted of an exhaustive analysis of the losses in the value chain in the production of Salcedo's ice cream, province of Cotopaxi, for this reason, segmentation of data was carried out employing a survey carried out to the workers of the micro and small enterprises in the sector. A quantitative approach methodology was developed to achieve reliable data clearly and concisely. To support the analysis, multiple linear correlation models were developed, where the predictions of product prices were identified, and it was concluded that the losses in the value chain in the production of ice cream correspond to 5.05% of the raw material. ER -