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Process Improvement and Cost Reduction Opportunities by a Change in the Packaging Material of Human Thrombin Component Coming in Vials
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
Human Thrombin is a bleeding control agent that is formulated, filled into a glass vial, and lyophilized to maintain stability. In order to be shipped, the vials are packaged in a container made from cardboard material. ...
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to Improve Laboratory Performance
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
Total Productive Maintenance is a methodology focused on the improvement of equipment performance. Is a concept mainly employed in the manufacturing operations in which the equipment performance is constantly monitored to ...
La Aplicación de Lean en el Proceso de Inventario y Almacenamiento de Materiales y Reactivos en el Laboratorio Clínico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
La metodología Lean es una herramienta para gestionar los procesos dentro de las empresas, con el objetivo de eliminar actividades que no añadan valor a los servicios que se están brindando. ...
Estructura para Reconciliación de Lotes en Área de Encapsulación Utilizando la Metodología Esbelta (“Lean”)
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
La industria farmacéutica ha enfrentado muchos cambios con el paso del tiempo. La necesidad de adaptarse a estos cambios ha provocado que las farmacéuticas hayan tenido que adoptar diferentes metodologías para mantener la ...
Catheter bonding Process Improvements with High-intensity Ultraviolet Curing Systems
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
Ultraviolet (UV) curing is a common process used in medical devices manufacturing for bonding operations. Light-curable adhesives provide rapid cure, great adhesion, and good chemical resistance for sterilization processes. ...
Analytical Method Technology Transfer From Quality Control Laboratory To Manufacture Area
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
The project was developed with the intent to document the analytical transfer method to reduce in-process concentration testing cycle time. A reduction of up to 50% turnaround time (TAT) downtime was achieved. Waste reduction ...
Carnauba Dispenser to Improve Coated Tablets Elegance
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
This study describes the implementation of Six Sigma for improvement of the addition process of carnauba wax on coated tablets in a pharmaceutical industry. Due to the frequent complaints received from costumers for covered ...
Clean in Place Recipe Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
This improvement project was based in reduce the fixed tanks and transfer lines Clean in Place (CIP) recipe execution by consolidating the Water for Injection (WFI) rinse and the WFI CIP recipes into one single recipe. ...
Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID) Configuration Application for Medical Device Industry Supply Chain using DMAIC Methodology
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
To align data control at inner cell an RFID Configuration Application was developed with the intend to reduce lost traceability issues. Six Sigma strategy following the DMAIC methodology was used as guidance to define the ...
Quality in the Pharmaceutical Industries
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
There are various techniques to measure the productivity of a certain economic activity, which is one that generates a profit from three phases: production, distribution, and consumption. One restriction in choosing the ...