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Effective Work Order Requests And Scheduling Tool Design for Maintenance Jobs
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)A company located in Puerto Rico, which provides maintenance services and project management for various private properties, identified a problem of delays in maintenance work order response time and completion of ... -
Effectiveness of Push-Pull Method in a Hydraulic Sales Environment
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)In today industry of sales, the main activity is to manage inventory in the fastest way possible. In the same way a warehouse main activity is to move the inventory from point a to point b in the fastest way without ... -
Electronic Report Improvement Using Six Sigma DMAIC Tools
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2011)Abstract - The purpose of this project is to evaluate the application and benefits of Six Sigma tools to electronic reporting. In this particular case the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Implement and Control) method is ... -
Electrospinning Process Capacity Optimization In Medical Device Industries
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)As part of the manufacturing cost reduction initiatives that support 2021 Operational Excellence Projects to promote continuous improvement on medical device industries; the Electrospinning (E-spin) process was found with ... -
Emotional Intelligence of Project Management Engineers in Puerto Rico: Profile Insights
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)Abstract ⎯ Although most Project Management Professionals agree that emotional intelligence is of paramount importance in addressing a project’s human factor, few studies exist that shed light on the emotional intelligence ... -
Enfoque Estratégico para la Realización de Pruebas de Coeficiente de Reparto en el Desarrollo de Suplementos Dietéticos
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)El aumento en sobrepeso de la población es una situación que ha estado arropando gran parte de la población mundial en especial a los países latinoamericanos. Esto acarrea consigo múltiples factores de riesgo y puede ... -
Engineering Standard Work Proficiency Reports Automation for the Aerospace Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)Abstract - The study was conducted in an Aerospace Industry located in Isabela, Puerto Rico. The objectives of this project were to eliminate report errors and to reduce the report development from 5 days to less than 1 ... -
Engineering Study for the Feeding Operation Process of a Continuous Manufacturing Line
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)The use of continuous operations in solid-dosage manufacturing is growing rapidly and bringing benefits within pharmaceutical industry. One of the benefits that the continuous operation provides is that the development ... -
Enhance Annual Product Review Process at Pharmaceutical Company in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Annual Product Review (APR) is a requirement from Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) under the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and European Medicine Agency (EMEA). The EMEA refers to Annual Product Quality Review ... -
Enhancing Aerospace Systems Performance with Agile Framework
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)This paper presents a case study on implementing Agile methodology in aerospace engineering, with a focus on an engine design project. The aim was to transition to a new SysML program called Cameo, to enhance team ... -
Equipment Validation Standardization for Project Implementation Time Reduction of Automated Manufacturing Platforms
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)Abstract - Medical Device regulated industry requires extensive validation work. Using the latest automation technology for the process equipment to eliminate the operator interaction brings the challenge of how fast the ... -
Establishing Procedures for “Turnbacks” in the Classification Center
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)The research project is aimed to investigate the procedures for “turnbacks” that transpire on the system’s repository of a global trade department for X Company. Turnbacks are errors that delay the classification process ... -
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 ... -
Evolutionary vs. Revolutionary: a Snap Shot of the Current Tendencies in Pharmaceutical Industry and the Impact of Process Analytical Technology and Continuous Manufacturing Processes
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)Food and Drug Administration (FDA) challenges the pharmaceutical industry to innovate itself and introduce ever higher quality standards through the use of technology. Development of continuous manufacturing systems ... -
Fabrication of 3D Nanofiber Scaffold by Sequential Electrospinning
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)The generation of a 3D porous scaffold that would mimic the native ECM of tissue and organs is a topic of interest in tissue engineering. Electrospinning is a widely used technique in the area because it generates ... -
Feasibility Evaluation and Quality Risk Management (QRM) for the Design of Automated Warehouse, Shipping and Transportation Operations
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)Distributions center such as warehouse are important stage of storing materials, goods or products. Warehouses are important because they are created to store adequately the products as their main purpose. Warehouses ... -
Fill and finish Production Line End Effectors Improvements for Reducing Rejected Units due to Robot Pickup Failures
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Since the production of parenteral is more regulated and complicated, it makes the manufacture investment cost higher in comparison with other dosage forms. As result, is important to apply lean tools in order to reduce ... -
Filling Process Yield Improvements
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)Misus Winery is a wine making and distribution plant. Its main product is Cherry Blossom which is a pink wine. The high demand for its product has created the need to make improvements in their processes. As part of ... -
Final Device Quality Control Unit Operation Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)With the intent of achieving cost reduction initiatives, the Quality Control Unit operation regarding the final device release was identified as a labor cost opportunity. Through kaizen events done across site, it was ... -
Finished Goods Failure Reduction in a Wound Closure Medical Device Product Family
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)A corrective action and preventive action plan was developed to address the increase of Finished Goods failures in a wound closure medical device product family. Following a DefineMeasure-Analyze-Improve-Control Six ...