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Standardized Approach for Effective Management of Workforce Capacity
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)Poor delegation management typically results in rework and quality issues that drive the high labor cost of any industry. The main cause of this problem is that management does not count with a standardized approach to ... -
Standardizing the Manufacturing Operation of a Multipurpose Cleaner in 32-Ounce Bottles in Order to Control the Process
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)With the fast paste life we are currently living, manufacturers are always looking for innovative ways to simplify products, including cleaning and household products. With an allpurpose cleaner, there is no need to buy ... -
Static and Dynamic Analysis of Android Mobile Malware
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)In the last years, mobile malware has become a serious threat to thousands of users. The massive increase in the use of smartphones with the Android platform makes the need for malware analysis of this platform a ... -
Statistical Analysis for the Development of a Mathematical Model for Liquid Phase Color Reproduction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2009)Abstract - This study aims to develop a mathematical model, capable to give a receipt of the dies concentrations to be used to develop a desire color. The model helps to minimize, and in some cases eliminate, the trial and ... -
Statistical Sampling Plan Alternatives for Seal Strength Testing on Pre-sealed Tyvek® Bags
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)Seal strength is an important quality of sterile barrier systems used for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Packaging operations, and subject to strict quality control industry-wide. This study evaluated the feasibility ... -
Steel Sutures Finished Good Test Sampling Optimization Initiative
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)Regulated organizations have the challenge to reduce cost and increase value while complying with regulatory mandates. Quality history, process capability, and life cycle of a given suture produce for a medical device ... -
Steganography and Steganalysis in Digital Images
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2011)Abstract ⎯ Steganography (from the Greek for "covered writing") is the secret transmission of a message. Its main distinction from encryption relies on the capacity of making a message altogether invisible. A steganographic ... -
Sterilization Area Downtime Reduction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)With plans of increasing production, the sterilization area of a pharmaceutical plant has to maximize its operating performance and reduce its downtime. The major offenders of downtime are the micro test cycles, maintenance ... -
Sterilizer Temporal Service Shutdown Project
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)Sole sourced sterilization company announced a one-year shutdown affecting adjustable valves manufacturer. The identified root cause was the sole sourcing strategy action taken by a medical device manufacturer that is ... -
Stirling Engine Mechanism Analysis as a Function of Internal Pressure Variation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)The Stirling heat engine was conceived in the in the early 1800's as an alternative to the steam engine. It is a regenerative close-cycle engine which utilizes the expansion and contraction of a working fluid at different ... -
Storm Water Management Plan for the PUPR & Guidelines for LEED certification of the PUPR Library
This project consist in the construction of a stormwater management plan for the PUPR. The needed storage volume was obtained, using calculation method. The proposed technology for mitigation was StormTech, which are ... -
Strain gauge and micrometer instrumentation of a truss structure
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 1997-12)This project was performed as part of the Structural Analysis courses in order to compare theoretical results of the response of simple structures with the experimental results obtained at the Structures Engineering ... -
A Strategically Systematic Approach to Acquire Improvement Project Prospects in a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)Abstract - Numerous companies begin their manufacturing improvement journey lacking an overall game plan. This results in a not strategized and structured improvement implementation with results less than optimal and if ... -
Strategy for the Implementation of Raman Technology in the Raw Material Incoming Area
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)State of the art new technology to identify raw materials is available for the manufacturing industries to improve and accelerate the identification process. This document will cover the Raman technology, theory ... -
Strategy for the Reduction of False Rejects in the Visual Inspection of Injectable Drug Products
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)A hundred percent visual inspection is performed as part of the manufacturing process of injectable drug products as a regulatory requirement to detect and remove units with defects to protect the patients. The rejection ... -
Strategy for the Reduction of False Rejects in the Visual Inspection of Injectable Drug Products
(Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2024)A hundred percent visual inspection is performed as part of the manufacturing process of injectable drug products as a regulatory requirement to detect and remove units with defects to protect the patients. The rejection ... -
Streak2O: Data Augmentation for Handwritten Text Recognition in Neural Networks
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)Streak2O is a machine learning data augmentation algorithm based on the combination of two other independent algorithms: Streak and Droplet. These three augmentations are implemented as non-trainable TensorFlow custom Keras ... -
Streamlined Procedures for Encapsulation Area
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)A streaming analysis in the Encapsulation Manufacturing Area was performed with the purpose to identify opportunities of improvements for current changeover process. Current changeover process has the following steps; waste ... -
Streamlining Manufacturing Operations Through Lean Six Sigma and Industrial Automation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)This pharmaceutical packaging design project integrates Lean Six Sigma principles and industrial automation to optimize a manual intensive process. Focused on loading/unloading, visual inspection, and palletizing, the ... -
Streamlining Multi-Departmental Coordination for Timely Healthcare Facility Launch
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)This paper addresses the formidable challenge of establishing a new primary care facility in response to the healthcare needs of a 5,000- member community in Florida within a stringent one-year timeframe. The synchronization ...