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Optimizing Inventory Levels in a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Having material shortages can be
dangerous to production since it can cause lack of
product availability for sale therefore making the
company unprofitable. Only measuring the weeks of
inventory and inventory turns can ...
Application of Quality Improvement Tools to a Perishables Food Distribution Center to Reduce Product Return and Improve Customer Satisfaction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Product Return and Customer
Satisfaction have a high impact on the financial,
customer service and quality aspects of the food
distribution and storage in the perishables food
industry. A Lean Six Sigma approach was ...
Reduction in Waste of Raw Material Generation N and D of the Manufacturing Processes in a Medical Device Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
This article discusses how the industry
of Medical Devices handles the reduction of waste in
manufacturing processes. Companies have money
losses, that can be reduce with an optimization of the
manufacturing processes. ...
Design Methodology of Clean Room Overtime Reduction in a Medical Device Plant
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
According to the last year data in a
medical device company, the packaging shipped
units are increasing by the last eight months. The
packaging clean room headcount are generate too
much overtime affecting the finance ...
Evaluación Energética para Sistema de Control de un Acondicionador de Aire en un Edificio Público
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Los costos y gastos generados por el
sistema de control de un acondicionador de aire que
opera en forma deficiente fueron analizados en este
proyecto. Este sistema se compone de una serie de
paneles eléctricos que ...
Implementation of a Scrap Monitoring Process in a Manual Manufacturing Line of Medical Devices
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
In the context of a manufacturing
industry of medical devices, every organization has
two primary goals that the organization has to
accomplish: 1. Meet the expected performance of
every produced product and 2. Produce ...
Enhancement of a Distribution Center Process using Lean Six Sigma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
The competition between manufacturing
& distribution companies increases every day, in the
present world of competitive business, cost
minimization and efficient management of
manufacturing unit is not an easy task. ...
Packaging Line Efficiency Improvements with the Implementation of a Centralized Packaging Line Control System
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Efficiency is a process measurement of
the ability of generating a required output with the
minimum amount of resources. A high efficiency is
crucial for a packaging line as it is an important
aspect of cost control ...
Packaging Lines Minor & Minor/Major Changeover Time Reduction on a Pharmaceutical Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Every company that wants to be
competitive has to implement SMED or changeover
reduction in every process that this technique could
be applied. The two major difficulties that
companies encounters are: Product ...
Enhancement of CAPA’s and Audits Responses in a Medical Devices Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
In the regulated industry of medical
devices, different issues can compromise regulatory
certifications. The CAPA and Audit system were
presenting a situation regarding the submission of
responses; Timeliness. One of ...