Thesis EVALUACIÓN TÉCNICO-ECONÓMICA DE UNA PLANTA DE ESTERILIZACIÓN DE INSUMOS MÉDICOS POR ÓXIDO DE ETILENO PARA LA EMPRESA NEMO CHILE S.A
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2018
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GONZÁLEZ NAVARRETE, VERÓNICA BELÉN
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El crecimiento importante que ha tenido la industria de la salud y por ende el gasto en salud, se argumenta principalmente por el envejecimiento de la población, el crecimiento de economía emergentes y el avance tecnológico en procedimientos y tratamientos médicos. En Chile el sector de la salud ha experimentado un incremento importante en la última década alcanzando un gasto de 5,8% del PIB del país.Este auge en el sector de la salud trae consigo normas y regulaciones estrictas que certifiquen la calidad de los productos y servicios donde la esterilización de los insumos médicos es un proceso clave.Existen diferentes métodos para llevar a cabo el proceso de esterilización, siendo el óxido de etileno el más utilizado, principalmente debido a que este gas puede traspasar lugares de difícil acceso sin destruir ni alterar morfológicamente el material a esterilizar.Nemo Chile S.A es una empresa dedicada a la manufactura de insumos médicos desechables, durante los últimos años ha tenido un crecimiento importante, convirtiéndose en uno de los principales actores de la industria en el país. No obstante, la falta de proveedores de servicios de esterilización presenta un problema para el desarrollo del negocio de la empresa.Este presente estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la factibilidad técnico económica de implementar una planta de esterilización de óxido de etileno propia de la empresa, de manera de integrar verticalmente los servicios de esterilización.Para la realización de esta evaluación, se investigó acerca de la industria de esterilización, tanto en el mercado nacional como en el mercado internacional. Esto permitió identificar la situación actual de la industria de esterilizado, principales competidores, y el mercado potencial de estos servicios en el país, el cual abarca principalmente a centros hospitalarios y empresas productoras de insumos médicos.Posteriormente se procedió a proyectar la demanda de servicios de esterilización de la empresa utilizando el método de regresión lineal, donde se estima que la demanda por servicios de esterilización de la empresa alcanzará los 9 m3 diarios al quinto año de la evaluación, con un crecimiento promedio de 19% cada año.El proceso de esterilización de óxido de etileno puede realizarse mediante dos métodos, tradicional y por difusión de gas. La cámara de esterilización seleccionada lleva a cabo el proceso mediante el segundo método nombrado, ya que su uso es menos complejo y más seguro que el método tradicional.A partir de esta información se calcularon los costos operacionales para el funcionamiento de la cámara durante el horizonte de evaluación, como también, la inversión en activos necesaria para la puesta en marcha del proyecto, siendo la adquisición de la cámara el único activo a adquirir en el proyecto. La inversión inicial del proyecto asciende a USD 50.436, además de una inversión en capital de trabajo de USD 18.496.Para la evaluación de la factibilidad económica se consideró una tasa de descuento de 11,38%, la cual fue obtenida mediante la fórmula del WACC, y un horizonte de evaluación requerido por la empresa de 5 años.A partir de la construcción del flujo de caja de la situación base y con proyecto se obtuvo el flujo de caja incremental, este método refleja de mejor manera los beneficios que tendría la realización del proyecto para la empresa. Como resultado de este análisis se obtuvo un beneficio traído a valor presente de USD 88.971 al internalizar el proceso de esterilización. Esto permitió concluir que efectivamente el proyecto es rentable para Nemo Chile S.A.
The important growth that has had the health industry and hence the expenditure, it is mainly because of the aging of the population, the growth of emerging economies and the technological advances in procedures and medical treatments. In Chile the health industry has experienced an important increment in the las decade reaching 5,8% of the GDP.This growth in the health sector comes with strict rules and regulations that certified the products and services quality, in which the sterilization is a key process.There are different methods to sterilize, but the ethylene oxide is the most demanded, mainly because this gas can penetrate the materials without destroying or changing morphologically the products.Nemo Chile S.A is a company specialized in the production of disposable medical products, over the last few years the company has experienced an important growth, which has lead it to become one of the main actor in the national industry. However, the lack of suppliers for the sterilization process is a main issue for the development of the firm nowadays.The objective of this investigation is to evaluate de technical and economic feasibility of the implementation of an ethylene oxide sterilization plant for the company Nemo Chile S.A, so the firm can vertically integrate the sterilization services.For the development of this evaluation, it was investigated the industry of sterilization, both national and international. This allowed the identification of the current situation of sterilization, main competitors, potential markets and objective segment.The estimated demand of sterilization services was developed using the lineal regression method, where as a result it is expected for the company to have a daily demand of 9 m3 at the fifth year of evaluation, with an average growth of 19% every year.The ethylene oxide sterilization process can be made by two methods, traditional and gas diffusion system. The sterilization chamber chosen for this project uses the second mentioned method. One of the benefits of this particular chamber is that it is easy to use and more secure than the traditional method.Considering this information, it was calculated the operational costs and the initial investment required for the development of this project, which add up to 50.436 dollars.To evaluate the economic viability of this project it was consider a discount rate of 11,38%, which was obtain using the WACC method and a time horizon of 5 years.Using the cash flow of the situation without project and the situation with project, was determined the incremental cash flow. This method reflects, in a better way, all the benefits that has the realization of the project for the company.Because of this analysis, it was determined that the total benefit of implementing an ethylene oxide sterilization plant was of 88.971 dollars. Finally, it can be said that this project is profitable for Nemo Chile S.A.
The important growth that has had the health industry and hence the expenditure, it is mainly because of the aging of the population, the growth of emerging economies and the technological advances in procedures and medical treatments. In Chile the health industry has experienced an important increment in the las decade reaching 5,8% of the GDP.This growth in the health sector comes with strict rules and regulations that certified the products and services quality, in which the sterilization is a key process.There are different methods to sterilize, but the ethylene oxide is the most demanded, mainly because this gas can penetrate the materials without destroying or changing morphologically the products.Nemo Chile S.A is a company specialized in the production of disposable medical products, over the last few years the company has experienced an important growth, which has lead it to become one of the main actor in the national industry. However, the lack of suppliers for the sterilization process is a main issue for the development of the firm nowadays.The objective of this investigation is to evaluate de technical and economic feasibility of the implementation of an ethylene oxide sterilization plant for the company Nemo Chile S.A, so the firm can vertically integrate the sterilization services.For the development of this evaluation, it was investigated the industry of sterilization, both national and international. This allowed the identification of the current situation of sterilization, main competitors, potential markets and objective segment.The estimated demand of sterilization services was developed using the lineal regression method, where as a result it is expected for the company to have a daily demand of 9 m3 at the fifth year of evaluation, with an average growth of 19% every year.The ethylene oxide sterilization process can be made by two methods, traditional and gas diffusion system. The sterilization chamber chosen for this project uses the second mentioned method. One of the benefits of this particular chamber is that it is easy to use and more secure than the traditional method.Considering this information, it was calculated the operational costs and the initial investment required for the development of this project, which add up to 50.436 dollars.To evaluate the economic viability of this project it was consider a discount rate of 11,38%, which was obtain using the WACC method and a time horizon of 5 years.Using the cash flow of the situation without project and the situation with project, was determined the incremental cash flow. This method reflects, in a better way, all the benefits that has the realization of the project for the company.Because of this analysis, it was determined that the total benefit of implementing an ethylene oxide sterilization plant was of 88.971 dollars. Finally, it can be said that this project is profitable for Nemo Chile S.A.
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Keywords
ESTERILIZACION , INSUMOS MEDICOS , OXIDO DE ETILENO