• Solving a Problem of Delays in a Work Team 

      Rodriguez Franceschini, German (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This project analyzes the work environment in a team that present delays in the delivery of tasks with the aim of reducing them. It’s a small and diverse team in an information technology services company that works from ...
    • Stamping Tooling Preventive Maintenance Project 

      Huertas Morales, Adriel O. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Eaton Corporation's Electrical Sector, a global leader in power management solutions, faces a critical challenge in the Stamping Department's tooling equipment maintenance. The absence of a defined Preventive Maintenance ...
    • Standardized Approach for Effective Management of Workforce Capacity 

      Costales, Randy R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Poor delegation management typically results in rework and quality issues that drive the high labor cost of any industry. The main cause of this problem is that management does not count with a standardized approach to ...
    • Steel Sutures Finished Good Test Sampling Optimization Initiative 

      Barreto, Yamil E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Regulated organizations have the challenge to reduce cost and increase value while complying with regulatory mandates. Quality history, process capability, and life cycle of a given suture produce for a medical device ...
    • Sterilization Area Downtime Reduction 

      Morales, Irene (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      With plans of increasing production, the sterilization area of a pharmaceutical plant has to maximize its operating performance and reduce its downtime. The major offenders of downtime are the micro test cycles, maintenance ...
    • Sterilizer Temporal Service Shutdown Project 

      Tapia, Nicole (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Sole sourced sterilization company announced a one-year shutdown affecting adjustable valves manufacturer. The identified root cause was the sole sourcing strategy action taken by a medical device manufacturer that is ...
    • Streamlining Multi-Departmental Coordination for Timely Healthcare Facility Launch 

      Sepúlveda Navarro, Ana (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This paper addresses the formidable challenge of establishing a new primary care facility in response to the healthcare needs of a 5,000- member community in Florida within a stringent one-year timeframe. The synchronization ...
    • Subcon Report Automation 

      Jiménez Orench, Gilberto (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This project consists of the automation of a report that is done manually on a daily basis at the Finance Department of an aerospace company in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. By automating the report generation, it is expected ...
    • Substation Transformer Replacement Plan 

      Sanchez, Josue (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      About half of the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) substation transformers are above their industry usage limit standard of 45 years and are prone to catastrophic failure. This study critical health data was captured ...
    • Supplier Request (SR) Process Streamline and Optimization 

      Santiago Pedroza, Ramón L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      The Supplier Request (SR) process is used by the supply base to electronically submit Process or Engineering change requests against the contractual relationship or approved technical baseline. The process is not optimized ...
    • Surface Residual Process Improvement 

      Torres Ruiz, Sheila J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      A manufacturing plant dedicated to the production of intraocular lens is observing a significant number of defects in their operations which has led to a decrease in the manufacturing yield. The project objective is to ...
    • Syringe Filling Line Changeover Time Reduction by CIP Recipe Overlap with Product Transfer Recipe 

      Figueroa Perez, Ernie (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      In a biopharmaceutical company, the syringe filling process is thru one of two filtration trains that must be previously washed with a cleaning in place and sterilized with sterilization in place. Therefore, while one train ...
    • Technology and Innovation Management for Turning Paperless a Company 

      Rodriguez Alicea, Rubén E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This research carried out the application of technology and innovation management to facilitate the transformation of a medical equipment manufacturing company towards a paperless organization. For implementation, the ...
    • “Technology Roadmap”: Reemplazo de Dispensadores de Epoxy 

      Molina Ríos, Karen L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Con el fin de mantener la competitividad en el mercado actual, Medtronic Puerto Rico busca optimizar sus operaciones de manufactura a través de la innovación y la tecnología. El “Technology Roadmap” consiste de un plan ...
    • A Telecommunication Transport Approach for the Island of Puerto Rico 

      Santiago Maldonado, Melvyn (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This project identifies and studies different telecommunications methods and their specific application for the island of Puerto Rico. This project aims to contribute to building a reliable and robust network, resilient ...
    • Thermage FLX Handpiece OUS Service Procedure 

      Soto, Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      High international shipping cost and repair turnaround times negatively affect Solta Medical’s revenues. The cause of these costs and turnaround times stem from the inability to calibrate repaired handpieces internationally ...
    • Thermal Modeling Process Optimization 

      Walters Cruz, Amanda (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Currently, Company XYZ conducts thermal validation using two approaches: full vehicle and local thermal models. In order to perform these analysis, three different software are used. STAR-CCM+ is used to run full vehicle ...
    • Thermoplastic Injection Molding Machine Setup Downtime Reduction 

      Donato Rivera, Roberto Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Setup is one of the most common downtimes that affects every manufacturing organization. In a molding company, a top offender setup downtime machine (IMM 128) was identified, and a time study of the setup process was ...
    • Tiempo de inactividad e impacto en el costo por mantenimiento durante el proceso de granulación en una industria farmacéutica 

      Garcia Lugo, Pedro J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Durante el proceso de granulación en una industria farmacéutica localizada en Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, se identificaron factores que estaban causando tiempo de inactividad del Granulador y el “Fluid Bed Dryer” (FBD) los ...
    • Tiempo proyectado para la construcción residencia familiar Mariela 

      Fung Cai, Ylena (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Este proyecto busca reducir un 20% el tiempo proyectado en la construcción de una casa de un nivel con 138 m2, el cual no tiene un cronograma de trabajo. Se utilizó la técnica de revisión y evaluación de programa y el ...