Administration of handicraft production for cooperative company: the Copala's study

Abstract

The objective of this work is to analyze the administration of handicraft production for cooperative company through the structural elements and infrastructures of the Strategy of Production developed for this type of organization. For the achievement of this objective the study of the case of the Cooperative of the Artisan Producers of the Great River of Norte was overcome for base (Copala). The model of analyzes considered resulted of the adoption of the model defined in the scope of disciplines of the management of the production and has as critical factor the Strategy of Production. The defined concept of cooperative company from the arizmendiano thought is approached. The Administration of the Production presents itself conceptually proving itself the elements of the production strategy using itself an analytical referencial, based, mainly, in the studies of Davis et al. (2001). The study presents evidences of that the cooperative has been capable to adopt some strategical actions, what becomes it more competitive in its productive process e, therefore, favors the permanence of it in the capitalist market. One of these strategies is the adoption of the accompaniment to the requirements of the consumer through flexibility in the introduction of new models that if has constituted in a certain type of modernization of the product.