• Engineering Study for the Feeding Operation Process of a Continuous Manufacturing Line 

      Classe Miranda, Gustavo (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 ...
    • Engineers in the Procurement Process at NASA 

      Alicea, Zuleimy (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services for a company. At the Kennedy Space Center the completion of an acquisition was taking long periods of time. This was caused because the engineers, who are ...
    • Enhance Annual Product Review Process at Pharmaceutical Company in Puerto Rico 

      Rivera Martínez, Lynnette (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 ...
    • Enhancement of a Distribution Center Process using Lean Six Sigma 

      Laboy Aponte, Christian (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      The competition between manufacturing & distribution companies increases every day, in the present world of competitive business, cost minimization and efficient management of manufacturing unit is not an easy task. ...
    • Enhancement of Batch Review Report for Annual Product Reviews in the Pharmaceutical Industry 

      Rivera Ramos, Carol G. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      The pharmaceutical industry is required to comply with various regulatory agencies which determine the industry capabilities for compliance and allow the marketing of their products. Regardless the regulatory agency ...
    • Enhancement of CAPA’s and Audits Responses in a Medical Devices Industry 

      Vega Comas, Desireé (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      In the regulated industry of medical devices, different issues can compromise regulatory certifications. The CAPA and Audit system were presenting a situation regarding the submission of responses; Timeliness. One of ...
    • Enhancements to Cardinal Health NPS Lab to USP-787 Standards 

      Figueroa Rodriguez, Jose A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      As the world develops and populations expand, new diseases arise at an exponential rate. This research is based on employing new modifications to NPS (Nuclear Pharmacy Services) Laboratory at Cardinal Health, Inc. ...
    • Enhancing Aerospace Systems Performance with Agile Framework 

      Maysonet Alicea, Luis Angel (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 ...
    • Enhancing Mobile Enrollment Procedure using sProject 

      González Fonseca, Samuel Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      The sProject is an umbrella that covers three major components. Those components are Image Mapping Tool, Mapping Logic and Image Conversion. The Image Mapping Tool main goal is to configure positions on top of an image ...
    • Enhancing Monroney Label Process for Efficient Pre-Delivery Inspections 

      Pabón Rosado, Michelle Ivette (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Motorambar Inc., a prominent player in Puerto Rico's automotive sector, undertook a comprehensive project to refine its Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process, specifically addressing challenges related to Monroney label ...
    • Enhancing Training Strategies on a Retail Environment through Six Sigma 

      Girona Davila, Arelis Enid (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      This article discusses the crosstraining method established on a retail environment for a hiring process. This process was design with the Six Sigma approach, using DMAIC. It was developed a full training for new hires ...
    • Environmental Operation Area (EOA) Automation Project-Control Systems Improvements 

      Morales Nieves, Jaime (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      Since April thru July 2017, it was reported that the downtimes and cycle times at the Environmental Operation Area of a manufacturing plant had increased, since the instrument and control systems are highly degraded. In ...
    • Environmentally Safe and Affordable Solution for FPCON B Security Requirement 

      Correa Oquendo, Alexis J (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Temporary implementation of Force Protection Condition Bravo (FPCON B) required to set an overwatch on each Department of Defense (DoD) installation gate across the country. Currently, the overwatch consists on an police ...
    • Equipment Validation Standardization for Project Implementation Time Reduction of Automated Manufacturing Platforms 

      Marín Román, José Xavier (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 ...
    • ER Fast Check-In 

      Cáez Morales, Josué (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      COVID-19 has change everyone’s daily lifestyle and this includes hospitals. The number of patients at Emergency Rooms (ER) have increased in every hospital around USA, including Puerto Rico. Employees are at risk by being ...
    • Erosión y Aumento en Inundabilidad en el Municipio de Río Grande 

      Santiago Alverio, Itzel J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      En la actualidad se puede observar que los cambios en la climatología y las variaciones en condiciones atmosféricas son la orden del día, provocando cambios abruptos en el comportamiento de las inundaciones en todas partes ...
    • Establishing a High Performance on Puerto Rican Government Agencies through the Application of Quality Methodologies 

      Aponte Santini, Jonathan (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Government agencies in Puerto Rico must implement quality methodologies to maximize its performance on processes and services. It is well known that government agencies in Puerto Rico suffered a lack on quality ...
    • Establishing Procedures for “Turnbacks” in the Classification Center 

      Torres Mercado, Jean C. (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 ...
    • Estación de Bombeo y Tanque de Reserva de Walcrest 

      Pérez Salcedo, Karen (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 ...
    • Estimados de Costos Preliminares y Finales en Compañía de Construcción 

      García, Héctor J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Este proyecto intenta mejorar el proceso de realizar estimados preliminares en una compañía de construcción. El mismo debe ser comparado con el estimado final, cuya diferencia no debe ser mayor de un 10%. Para mejorar el ...