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Complementary Assets and the Use of Leading Practices to Positively Contribute to Company’s Cost Advantage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
Research has shown that a firm’s performance has disregarded the existing resources and capabilities to apply environmental
management leading practices. The leading practices concept refers to that of protecting the ...
Headcount Reduction in a Microbiology Laboratory
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
A headcount reduction of 20% in the Microbiology Laboratory of a manufacturing company is required. A time study was performed to determine the quantity of time each Microbiology Analyst requires to perform different tasks. ...
Cambiando culturas para lograr objetivos organizacionales
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal educar a la población interesada en el tema sobre la cultura organizacional, crear
conciencia sobre la importancia en mantener una cultura saludable y su relación directa con ...
Automatic Syringe Mechanical Power Transmission Improvements
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
A company that manufactures medical devices, and which is located in the south of Puerto Rico, is presenting problems in a high-speed automatic syringe inspection line. The syringes are transported through conveyor lines ...
Mejorar la Motivación en el Ambiente Laboral
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
La falta de motivación en los empleados es un problema que está afectando el rendimiento en muchas compañías. Hay muchos
factores, tales como falta de recursos al momento de realizar labores, mala comunicación con ...
Estación de Bombeo y Tanque de Reserva de Walcrest
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
La compañía de construcción Webber LLC, proyectó en agosto de 2017 una pérdida de $4.6 millones en uno de sus proyectos en la ciudad de Dallas, Texas. El proyecto de construcción consiste en la renovación de una estación ...
Implementing incentives programs to encourage right sizing
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
Not understanding employee capacity and productivity represents a problem in the banking corporation when management wants to make the right decisions at the right time. The root causes of this are the lack of knowledge ...
Development, Assignment and Control of Technical Work
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
The Development, Assignment and Control of Technical Work is a management system used in any organization as a standard operating procedure. The procedure will support the engineering manager, while mitigating the organization ...
Electronic Signatures on Approval Documents for Construction Contracts
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
The current process for approvals required by management for bid lists and for contract awards of Engineering and Construction
Services (E&CS) Projects for Southern Company requires manual signatures. This delays the ...
Improving On-time Commitment Performance
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
To improve the on-time commitment performance of organization XYZ, the current commitment process was evaluated. The
methodology to improve the commitment process was broken down into five steps: (1) Assigning an engineer; ...