• Optimización del Proceso de Producción de Encalado Mediante la Implementación de Técnicas de Ingeniería Gerencial 

      Torres Pagán, José Luis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      La Iglesia San José, en el Viejo San Juan, es uno de los monumentos más antiguos en Puerto Rico. Durante los últimos años de su proceso de restauración, en la Iglesia San José se han definido procedimientos y especificaciones ...
    • Optimización en el Proceso de Eliminación de Documentos a ser Transferidos fuera de los Estados Unidos 

      Vélez Báez, Héctor (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      En el departamento de “International Trade Compliance” de la compañía “Infotech Aerospace Service”, se encontró un proceso en el cual tenía grandes costos operacionales, procesos repetitivos y largas horas de trabajo. ...
    • Optimización en la venta y crianza de los pollos de granja de la empresa Escoto a tecnologia digital 

      Duquela, Laura (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Actualmente en la granja de pollos Escoto, el proceso de anotar la información en cuadernos para la crianza y venta es lento y conduce a perdida de información. Se buscó usar tecnología para mejorar esta área. Se crearon ...
    • Optimización y automatización de reporte de despacho en el área de almacén 

      Flores Angueira, Josué A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      En el área de almacén de Hewlett Packard Enterprise, antes de despachar productos a producción, se llena un reporte de despacho que es utilizado como documento oficial de cada orden que se ha generado para ser enviado a ...
    • Optimizar el Proceso de Recolección de Llantas Usadas en P.R. 

      González Aviles, Héctor R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      La generación de 4.7 millones de neumáticos usados al año afectaron la Isla de Puerto Rico. La regulación de manejo de llantas fue el punto de partida en el análisis. Como se manejaron las importaciones de neumáticos y ...
    • Optimization and Automation of Visual Inspection of an Injection Molded Part in Jabil Healthcare 

      Collazo Acevedo, Glorimaris (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      In Jabil Healthcare an injection molded part requires a 100% inspection at 10X of magnification to comply with the visual criteria of no embedded particles and contamination. Jabil’s current process uses two operators to ...
    • Optimization of Current Anodizing Line in Small Contract Manufacturing Company 

      González, Gabriel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Titanium Color Anodizing is a process that consists in creating an oxide layer in the titanium surface to change the color of titanium components. As a highly used process in the medical implant industry, a small contract ...
    • Optimization of Drawing Redaction Tasks 

      Rosado Gracia, Edwin (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      New services always provide new revenues for a company, but more often than not, these services need to be optimized. Utilizing tools from the Lean Manufacturing toolbox, like Lean Inventory and First-In First-Out queue ...
    • Optimization of PQAE Task Training Guide for Better Onboarding Process in the Department of QE at Space Company Z 

      Santiago Blanco, Amanda M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      People tend to change jobs on average every 2.73 years. Therefore, onboarding experience is an important stage for the new hires to adapt to their new position and company. The new procurement quality assurance engineers ...
    • Optimization of the Induction Solutions Preparation and Addition Process in Bulk Manufacturing at a Biopharmaceutical Plant 

      Delgado Rivera, Cristina (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      An optimization of the induction solutions manufacturing and addition processes, used during the protein generation in a Cell Culture process is pursued at a Biopharmaceutical plant located in Juncos, Puerto Rico. ...
    • Optimization of the Product Recovery Rate in an Air Separation Plant 

      Méndez Suárez, Nicole M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Process optimization is an area of opportunity for any organization given the recent rise in costs associated with the manufacture of products from local perspective. As part of the productivity initiatives, the decrease ...
    • Optimization of the Receiving Request Process for Jurisdiction and Classification 

      Rosado Seguinot, Ernesto (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The purpose of the project is the centralization of jurisdiction and classification (JC) of commodities and technology in a single unit for the entire Pratt & Whitney organization, as well as to unify and standardize the ...
    • Optimizing the Preventive Maintenance of the Magnetron 

      Risueño Pérez, Ruddy I. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      Accuray Incorporated is having issues with the random failures of magnetrons in the field. The objectives of this investigation are to prevent downtime due to the failure of the magnetron and to utilize the computer system ...
    • Optimizing Workflow with Reduction of Reworks to Models and Drawings 

      Vázquez Vélez, Kevin E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This study delves into aerospace design rework challenges, focusing on Collins Aerospace. Analyzing 280 change notices, it pinpoints notes and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) as key rework origins. Structured ...
    • Orion’s Force Class Ship 

      Báez Medina, Liz Marie (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The United States Navy (hereinafter referred to as Navy) submitted a request for proposals (RFP) for a new class of surface ships titled Force Class Ship. Orion Industries submitted a proposal for their design which they ...
    • Outsource Component for Quality Improvements 

      Ortiz Ledée, Roberto C. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      In a medical device facility located in Puerto Rico, the process used for the manufacturing of plastic tubes was to have an inhouse extrusion machine to produce tubing of several dimensions. These tubes then follow the ...
    • Packaging Cold Chain Program Improvement 

      Cardona Colón, Laura (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      With the growing trend of biologic medicines coming to the market, a packaging engineering group needed to create an internal cold chain process to meet market demand in this area of cold shipments; although there is a ...
    • PARM-IT Process Robustness 

      Matías, José I. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      Long turnaround times to complete requests, mistakes performed by the employees, and ineffective forms used by the clients to submit their requests are some of the problems faced by the employees handling the PARM-IT ...
    • Past Due Reduction on 37mm Syringe Filters Manufacturing Line 

      Miralles, Alejandro (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      In Pall Life Sciences Puerto Rico, the past due on the 37mm manufacturing line was at $262,000 and continues increasing. The root cause for this issue is due to a mix of material shortage and customer demand increase. After ...
    • Phosphate Waste Reduction Initiative 

      Rivera, Edgardo L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      Budget Waste Expense increased by more than 20% due to incremental phosphate waste (PHOW) during new product lot campaign at Amgen Manufacturing Limited. This constant PHOW increase was pointing toward a possible root cause ...