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Implementación de Lean y Seis Sigma para mejorar una celda de producción de neuroestimuladores
(Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
En el presente artículo se aborda un problema de una empresa de la industria de dispositivos médicos en República Dominicana que necesita aumentar el “throughput” de una línea de producción de neuroestimuladores en al menos ...
Reducing Documentation Errors by Designing a Continuous Workflow for the In-Process of Spinal Needles
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
Good Documentation Practices are essential to maintain a robust Quality System. Many documentation errors were constantly found on acceptance records at the Product Release-to-Packaging stage. ...
Improve Material Flow at Supplier
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract ⎯ This project will be focused in reducing the high lead time that characterizes one of the suppliers in a Medical Device Organization. By reducing the lead time of this supplier, the organization expects to have ...
Workmanship Error at Assembly Line in a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract — In a Medical Device Company a production line had an increase of non-conformances in 2011. The category for the increase was workmanship error. These failures result in cost of poor quality due to quality holds. ...
Surgical Technologies Clean Room Lines Capacity Improvement
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
In today’s competitive market, medical
device manufacturing companies need to
continuously innovate their products and process in
order to maintain a leader position on the medical
devices industry. Quality and Cost ...
Cost & Cycle Time Reduction and Increased Production on CNC Machines
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
There are a lot of different types of
manufacturing industries. Some of the similarities,
in the majority, is the need to reduce cost, cycle
tyme and consequently increase productivity. There
are several methodologies ...
Applying Lean Manufacturing to Minimize Inspection Time in a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract - This research is conducted in medical devices manufacturing company that makes a product to be used on the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence resulting from urethral hyper mobility and intrinsic ...
Improvement of the Statistical Techniques Quality System Element in a Medical Device Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract - This project is focused on reducing the compliance risk of a Medical Device Manufacturer by improving its Statistical Techniques Quality System Element. Lean Sigma Methodology was used to identify the inputs or ...
Increase of Manufacturing Process Output
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
Haemonetics Puerto Rico, a medical
devices manufacturing site of blood filters,
identified that approximately the 11% of the
monthly plan of the manufacturing line #3 cannot
be made using the available manufacturing ...
Application of Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Optimize Fixation Device Assembly Line in the Medical Devices Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
The research project was focused in the
line optimization of a Fixation Device assembly line
in a Medical Devices Industry. The Fixation Device
is called ProTack™. The Covidien Company is the
manufacturer located in ...