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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorMorales, José A.
dc.contributor.authorMenéndez Figueroa, Melvin
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-08T11:50:48Z
dc.date.available2020-10-08T11:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationMenéndez Figueroa, M. (2013). Implementing a compressed air leak preventive and repair program [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/833
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractIn recent years the energy cost in Puerto Rico has been constantly increasing. The reasons vary from more expensive fuel costs, new environmental regulations requirements and inefficiencies in the system. The major efficiency opportunities can be found in the plant systems, but frequently these opportunities are overlooked due to unawareness of the cost of the inefficiencies. One of the major system inefficiencies is the compressed air system. The problem in the compressed air system is the air leaks that result in higher production costs. Air leaks can be a significant source of wasted energy in an industrial compressed air system. To reduce these losses, the project will develop a strategy to reduce the air leakage. To reach this goal the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology will be used. This methodology will go from defining a problem through implementing solutions and establishing best practices to make sure the solutions stay in place. Key Terms ⎯ Compressed Air System, DMAIC, Lean Six Sigma, Cost of Inefficiencies.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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)
dc.subject.lcshLean manufacturing
dc.subject.lcshElectric power-plants--Quality control
dc.subject.lcshElectric power-plants--Economic aspects
dc.subject.lcshElectric power-plants--Evaluation
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleImplementing a Compressed Air Leak Preventive and Repair Programen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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