• Process Optimization of Amine Reactions 

      Betancourt Negrón, Ninoshka (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Ospira is an inhalation anesthesia manufacturing facility. The main products are Deramine and Dexoflurane. To produce these anesthetics, chemical reactions and distillation processes are required. For Deramine it ...
    • Process Safety: Explosion Protection Equipment 

      Pou Beltre, Juan V. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Nowadays as the Manufacturing Industry is growing, much of them create new facilities and others just make improvements in their existing facilities. But something that all of them need to take to consideration is their ...
    • Process Standardization on Customers’ Requests for Infrastructure and Security Services 

      Nieves Zavala, Paulette (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      This research project focuses on the development of a Process Standardization for services requests of an Information Systems Consultant Company. The existing process is not ideal nor practical because of the time gap ...
    • Process Time Reduction in Manufacturing Areas: Visual Valves Identification on Manufacturing Area specifically on Media Prep Area, Media Preparation tanks to Pursue Agility on the Visual inspections required before, during and after the Media Prep Solution are Prepared 

      López, Jaymarie (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Time of production process and associate activities were evaluated for Media Prep manufacturing process on Juncos, P.R. The voice of the customer requested reduced time inspection process before, ...
    • Process Validation: Batch Size Increase in the Downstream Process 

      Burgos Reyes, Louise (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The worldwide demand for the drug substance has increased by 30%. The drug substance is an ingredient used in the final product formulation, which later becomes the medicine that will reach the patients. The challenge that ...
    • Process workflow optimization and redesign for packaging line at a medical device company 

      Feliciano Granda, Ana Karina (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      This document describes the process of workflow optimization and redesign using Lean Six Sigma tools to better understand the Ivers Lee packaging lines (IL#1 and IL#2) issues and create alternatives to improve them. ...
    • Product Data Management Implementation 

      Santana Agosto, Yoanaliz (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      The research described in this paper is to enforce the benefits in the manufacturing industry. This particular case the implementation took place in a manufacturing company of sheet metal by implementing Product Data ...
    • Product Flexibility and Machine Throughput Optimization 

      Oliver Márquez, Pedro J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      For almost five years, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company has been operating an automated manufacturing line with only two full-time (8-hour) shifts, four validated codes/products and left with 28% ...
    • Product Mix Analysis in Manufacturing Line 

      Mercado López, Josean (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This research project was focused on the Product Mix Analysis of a Medical Device manufacturing line due to a customer complaint. A product mix is a manufacturing defect and is defined as a mix of components/ assembly ...
    • Product Monitoring Improvements Migrating from the Infinity Quality System to an Automatic Interface Data Collection 

      Sambolín Sierra, Christian Omar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      This improvement project article is intended to demonstrate how a medical device company can improve its inspection process by developing an Automatic Data Transfer Platform migrating from a platform that does not ...
    • Production Improvement for Manufacturing Furniture Company 

      García Lugo, Arturo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This project was based on the laminating production improvement for a manufacturing furniture company. Basically, the process consists of the laminated production of wood materials. The lead time and ship dates of ...
    • Production Line Improvement Using DMAIC Tool in an Electrical Production Plant 

      Díaz Marrero, Jessuelly E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2010)
      Today, there is much competition between the manufacturers of electronics products. This creates a need for the manufacturers to develop processes that can supply the client demand within a required time and a specified ...
    • Production Optimization in the Packaging and Inspection Process at a Thermoforming Area 

      Carrión Román, Beatriz (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2008)
      This research is conducted in a manufacturing packaging company that makes the packages (plastic trays) for medical device companies. It is intended to increase the packaging and inspection production line by considering ...
    • Production Optimization in the Packaging and Inspection Process at a Thermoforming Area 

      Carrión Román, Beatriz (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2010)
      This research is conducted in a manufacturing packaging company that makes the packages (plastic trays) for medical device companies. It is intended to increase the packaging and inspection production line by considering ...
    • Production Performance Increase through Five S Technique on Manufacturing Equipment Tools 

      Colón Ramírez, Christian (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Pharma LLC, a company dedicated to solid drug product manufacturing, performed an assessment and determined they were experiencing overtime cost increases, lower productivity and personnel discomfort with tools and resources ...
    • Productivity and Safety Analysis for a Storm Water System Improvement Project 

      Gracia Salvá, Lohendy (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Productivity and safety are key aspects of any company. A decrease in productivity will reduce or eliminate the profit of a project. An increase in productivity will reduce costs. Safety issues in projects will affect ...
    • Productivity Increase by Means of Critical Process Automation for Edwards Lifesciences 

      Sarraff Pimentel, Rashi (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Due to the boom in exports of medical devices, the effort to maintain product quality has increased, but productivity has remained unchanged. In the free zone industries, direct labor is one of the variation factors that ...
    • Productivity Increase on Manufacturing Line A 

      Grant Tejada, Maria Victoria (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      In company that shall remain anonymous, Manufacturing Line A was underperforming, often falling back in orders. Therefore, the company decided to put in place a project to look at increasing productivity in this high-mix ...
    • Productora 

      Colón, Yara Maite (School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Productora es el nombre del estudio creado por un grupo de arquitectos jóvenes, el argentino Abel Perles, el belga Wonne Ickx y los mexicanos Carlos Bedoya y Víctor Jaime, quienes recientemente han publicado su primer ...
    • Productora 

      Crespo Claudio, Yazmín M. (School of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Productora es un estudio de arquitectura ubicado en la Ciudad de México. Sus integrantes, Abel Perles, Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime, y Wonne Ickx, desarrollan ideas por medio de exploraciones intuitivas para lograr proyectos ...