Browsing Manufacturing Competitiveness by Title
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Raw Material Sampling Process Optimization using Lean Six Sigma Methodology
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Pharmaceutical Industry needs reduce the costs without impact the quality of the product. The principal objective of this project is the reduction of the cycle time of a raw material sampling process from 8 days to 2 ... -
Redesign of a Space in the Autopsy Room Assigned for the Preparation of Biological Samples for Toxicological Analysis by Using DMADV Technique
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)The government agency of the Institute of Forensic Sciences recently received the necessary accreditations to be able to provide the essential service it offers to the citizens of Puerto Rico. The objective of this project ... -
Reducción de Gastos en la Calibración Externa en una Industria de Dispositivos Médicos de Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)El Departamento de Metrología y Calibración es una de las áreas del negocio que más altos costos genera debido principalmente al alto costo de la calibración externa. Actualmente, esta empresa cuenta con 844 modelos ... -
Reducción de unidades defectuosas en el área de ensamblaje en una compañía de dispositivos médicos
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)Según estadísticas evaluadas semanalmente se está notando una alza de desperdicios en el área de ensamblaje de la línea de producción del Producto M. La compañía se está afectando económicamente con un total semanal ... -
Reducción del Tiempo de Cambio para la Línea de Empaque#5
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Se utiliza la técnica de Lean Manufacturing con la metodología DMAIC para reducir el tiempo de cambio o Changeover de la línea de empaque#5. Para llevar a cabo su implementación se midieron las fases de culminación ... -
Reducción del Tiempo de Proceso para la Manufactura del Catéter de Bonanno
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2011)Abstracto - Este proyecto fue llevado a cabo en una planta de dispositivos médicos. Su propósito fue estudiar el proceso de manufactura del catéter del producto Bonanno para encontrar oportunidades reduciendo un 15% el ... -
Reducción en el Tiempo de un Proceso de Esterilización en un Tanque para la Manufactura de un Producto Biológico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)Con el propósito de reducir costos en producción asociados a tiempos de espera, con este trabajo evaluaremos el proceso de esterilización de un tanque fijo. Se revisará si es posible reducir el tiempo de exposición de ... -
Reduce Expenses by Reusing Consumables for the DNA Extraction Department
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)The genotyping lab has been spending an excessive amount of the budget on E-Z 96 DNA plate (plastic plates for storing samples). The plates contain the samples trough the sample collecting process in the field and the ... -
Reduciendo los Defectos Cosméticos y de Precisión en el Proceso de Plateado de las Piezas Manufacturadas en la Empresa Keysight Technologies
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)En la actualidad muchas de las empresas buscan como objetivo estar en un mercado competitivo. Dicho mérito conlleva mucha dedicación, disciplina y la aplicación de métodos analíticos con el propósito de satisfacer las ... -
Reducing and Optimizing the Hospital Discharge Process using Six Sigma Approach
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)In today’s world, the competitive environment in the healthcare industries leaves no margin for error. As such, new ways to improve the patient’s expectations on a continuous basis by focusing on technical and human ... -
Reducing Cost by Reducing Frequency of Submitting to Identify Microorganisms Isolated from Non-critical Areas in a Parenteral Manufacture
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)A microbiology laboratory identifies all the microorganisms isolated from non-critical rooms with a frequency of every three months, in order to establish a microbial profile of the microorganisms present in the ... -
Reducing Documentation Errors by Designing a Continuous Workflow for the In-Process of Spinal Needles
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)Good Documentation Practices are essential to maintain a robust Quality System. Many documentation errors were constantly found on acceptance records at the Product Release-to-Packaging stage. ... -
Reducing Downtime Due to Glove Breakage in Manufacturing Areas
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)Lean manufacturing was developed for maximizing resource utilization through the minimization of waste. During certain tasks in the Manufacturing Area, gloves tended to break. I propose that we need to reduce the walk ... -
Regeneración de Solventes Utilizados en los Procesos de Manufactura y sus Posibles Usos como Combustibles Alternos
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)En este proyecto investigativo se examina la posibilidad de alcanzar beneficios económicos mediante la maximización de sustancias consideradas como desperdicios para algunas compañías. Debido a la diversidad ... -
Registros de Calidad en la Industria de Dispositivos Médicos: Uso Electrónico o Manual/Papel
(Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)ste reporte intenta comprobar planteamientos relacionados a ventajas del uso de los registros electrónicos versus los registros manuales/papel en empresas de dispositivos médicos, al identificar indicadores clave del negocio ... -
Release by Exception Project Design Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)Pharmaceutical companies are trying to improve the adverse effects that technology brings with the change in documentation. Going from a paper record to an electronic record is a new challenge that must be absorbed and ... -
Reproducibility and Repeatability in Calibration for Gas Chromatography in Fusel and Esters Analysis
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)Gas chromatography is a very sensitive method of analysis that requires understanding what will be analyzed in order to choose the correct parts and analysis parameters. This project seeks to find the ideal conditions ... -
Right to Operate Training Metric Improvement
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)This research was focused on understanding why operators are unable to complete their trainings on time. Thus, impacting manufacturing support and increasing the effort of those operators that are qualified and ready ... -
Risk-Based Viable and Non-Viable Monitoring Sampling Plan for Microbial Control Program within ISO 7 Cleanroom
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)The project intends to present a sitespecific risk assessment in order to design a custom viable sampling plan for a compounding pharmacy, which aseptically prepares patient-specific therapies. Additionally, the project ... -
Scrap Reduction Evaluation of Filling Equipment and Short-Term Improvement Implementation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)This paper seeks to document an approach to reduce scrap losses using the Lean Six Sigma tools for process improvement in a lean manufacturing environment. The Lean Six Sigma methodology views lean manufacturing, ...