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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorNieves Castro, Rafael A.
dc.contributor.authorRufino Nina, Kenneth J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-08T11:49:03Z
dc.date.available2020-10-08T11:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationRufino Nina, K. J. (2013). Medical device assembly yield improvement: application of quality foundations [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/831
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractQuality foundations application is not a new concept for medical device, manufacturing, and service industries. The key quality concepts have origins from the quality pioneers named as “gurus” Joseph Juran, Deming and Crosby. There are some key principles which many companies apply as part of project development and implementation. This article, as a final design project, presents the application of quality foundations on a yield improvement project for a catheter assembly line, where the customer survey scores were 48% out of 100%. The combination of voice of customer to achieve customer satisfaction, quality foundation tools application, and lean manufacturing concepts integration resulted on a yield improvement of 4%, and customer survey score of 60% due to the implementation of a new re-design UV fixture in order to reduce significantly the defect know such as coil damage. Keywords — Catheter, DMAIC, VOC, Yield.en_US
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dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManufacturing Engineering
dc.relation.ispartofseriesFall-2013
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshSix sigma (Quality control standard)en_US
dc.subject.lcshCatheter industry
dc.subject.lcshMedical instruments and apparatus industry--Quality control
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleMedical Device Assembly Yield Improvement: Application of Quality Foundationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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