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    • 5s Techniques to Optimize Classroom Organization 

      Moreno López, Stephanie L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This research project was focused in the 5s methodology for the improvement of an elementary classroom. The 5s is defined as a method of five steps that seeks to improve working space, eliminate waste and improve ...

    • Acceptance Testing for Thermoplastic Injection Molds 

      Arias Geraldo, Pavel (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      The injection molding process is the most important of all plastics processing processes due to its variety of uses and applications. The primary element of an injection molding process is the mold itself. Molds are expensive ...

    • Accommodating expanding company personnel after office building space limit has been reached 

      Miranda Irizarry III, Jovino (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      For this project, the problem of needing to further hire employees after a company has reached its maximum employee limit was considered to be solved. Several options were put to use in an effort to stave off exceeding the ...

    • Accurate deliverables bookkeeping for quality audit compliance 

      Negrón, Miguel E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The inaccurate bookkeeping of deliverables can have a significant impact in a project’s performance. It puts the project manager in a difficult position to track effectively and efficiently the project’s progression and ...

    • Acerca de “La virgen de los boleros” 

      Rabelo, José (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      La virgen de los boleros (Isla Negra, 2015) es la nueva colección de cuentos del escritor puertorriqueño, radicado en California, Jorge Luis Castillo. La variedad de temáticas, personajes y situaciones enriquecen el ...

    • Achieving High Performance Level for Remote Working 

      Reyes Castillo, Eduardo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      After the COVID-19 pandemic many employees were forced to work from home. Most of these employees were showing low performance when working remotely. The low performance was associated with the different distracting factors ...

    • ACI-HERZOG Pretreatment Plant Effluent Surfactant Reduction 

      Cardona Girona, Joshua (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      ACI-HERZOG is the firm contracted to maintain and operate the Puerto Rico Tren Urbano system. As part of their duties, they are required to wash down train cars periodically. The water generated from the wash down process ...

    • Across Space and Time: Architecture and the Politics of Modernity. Patrick Haughey (ED.). Transaction Publishers, 2017. 

      Rigau Pérez, Jorge (School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Reseña de Jorge Rigau Pérez, arquitecto y profesor de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico del libro "Across Space and Time: Architecture and the Politics of Modernity". * Portada de ...

    • Acupuntura Urbana: el Cerro, Naranjito, Puerto Rico 

      Ortiz Moreau, Beatriz V. (School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Acupuntura urbana: El Cerro, Naranjito, Puerto Rico es un ejercicio académico que presenta la Arquitectura como verdadera herramienta de cambio social y a la figura del arquitecto como un facilitador en este proceso. ...

    • Adequate Selection of Design Flood Frequencies for the Evaluation of Scour and Scour Countermeasures of Critical Bridges, and their Impact on the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority’s Bridge Program 

      Torres Ruiz, Carlos G (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Federal regulations require all bridges, over waterways, to be designed for scour resistance and all existing bridges to be evaluated for scour vulnerability. Scour evaluations are typically based on the hydraulic design ...

    • Administración de los materiales y recursos humanos en construcción de viviendas 

      Fernández R., Jorge V. (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Este artículo presenta la aplicación de la metodología DMAIC para gestionar un proyecto de instalaciones mecánicas, eléctricas y de plomería (MEP). La metodología DMAIC se basa en la recopilación de datos que nos permita ...

    • Administrative Strategies for Small Woodwork Business: Puertas y Diseños 

      Gómez Rosario, Edna N. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Puertas y Diseños is a woodwork business that has recently suffered financially from the deficiency of business. This paper presents the study of such woodwork business in order to provide alternatives to improve profitability. ...

    • Adopción y mejora de CRM en el ciclo de ventas de ACTEL SRL: Una plataforma unificada para la gestión y simplificación de interacciones 

      Taveras Vargas, Héctor Ricardo (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Este proyecto aborda los desafíos de eficiencia operativa de Actel SRL, una empresa tecnológica multinacional. Se propuso reducir en un 30% las interacciones del personal de ventas con plataformas comerciales mediante ...

    • ADSL: The Best Choice for Fast Internet Access 

      Rodríguez, Raquelimar; González, Rita; López, Wilfredo; González, Félix; Cruz, Alfredo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2000-12)
      There is a real need for the increased bandwidth at a tower cost provided by ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line). The time is ripe for deployment due to the current competitive environment, and both A DSL transport ...

    • Aero Repairs Documentation Cycle Time Reduction By Lean Application 

      Negrón Rivera, David A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      In our daily life and world, with a diversity of industries and services, from health to manufacturing, all kind of products; many of them care apply Lean concepts or tools to perform important improvements to their ...

    • Agile Software Release Management 

      Cuesta, William R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      The Agile Software Release Management is a process standardization focused on how software is released in a manufactory using agile methods. The paper includes the development process with the data collected, the tools ...

    • Agreste-Urbano de Cecilio Colón Guzmán 

      Trelles, Rafael (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Ensayo pintor y artista multidisciplinario Rafael Trelles.

    • Agua arriba; agua abajo: sobre el libro Acueducto, historia del agua en San Juan de Aníbal Sepúlveda Rivera 

      Álvarez Curbelo, Silvia (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      El presente texto es la presentación del libro Acueducto, historia del agua en San Juan de Aníbal Sepúlveda Rivera, realizada en el Antiguo Acueducto de San Juan, Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, el 24 de ...

    • Aircraft Wing Spanwise Air-Load Distribution using MATLAB 

      Holguino Borda, Jonathan (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Aircraft design is a complex task that involves the interaction between aerodynamics, propulsion, flight mechanics and structures. In particular, the structural design tasks involve the consideration of a significant ...

    • Airfoil Design Using Blade Element Momentum Theory 

      Lobeto Sanfeliz, Rodrigo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      A wind turbine is a device designed to extract kinetic energy from the wind and convert it to mechanical energy, which in turn can be equivalent to electric power. On this work we will focus on the aerodynamics of wind ...