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Chilled Water Plant Energy Upgrade
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)This project was undertaken to increase the efficiency of the cooling equipment at the Nakamura Courthouse in Seattle, WA which is a building that is managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), the government ... -
Coating Process Minor Changeover Reduction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)During the Covid-19 Pandemic, many challenges arose that force healthcare companies to execute in new ways. Product demand was increased due to its effectiveness against the pandemic impact in the patients. To provide a ... -
Cogeneration with Energy Sustainability Project for Bacardi Distillery
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)At the Bacardi Distillery facilities in Puerto Rico, power outages are a problem that have affected rum production operations and costs. It has been identified that the cause of this problem is that the facilities do not ... -
Commercial Daily Delinquency Report Automation for a Banking Institution in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)Commercial credit risk management entails the monitoring of key performance indicators, including delinquency ratios, for the commercial loan portfolio. The Commercial Credit Risk (CCR) team in a banking institution ... -
Company Moving to New Building After Hurricane Maria
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The main objective of this project is to move the operations of Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico to a new building facility in Aguadilla by the end of Q2. The company was supposed to move by 9/2017, but Puerto Rico suffered ... -
Company Wide Software Deployment
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)This papers reviews the deployment of a new software tool in a private company and the issues that it triggered due to an ill prepared user base. It also covers the quick solutions established to address the issues in a ... -
Comparación entre el Proceso de Permisos bajo la Ley Orgánica de la ARPE y la Reforma de Permisos de Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)La reforma del proceso de permiso implementada en 2010, consistió de un proyecto de reingeniería que logró la transformación y modernización del proceso creado bajo la Ley Orgánica de ARPE en el 1975. Ambos procesos son ... -
Complementary Assets and the Use of Leading Practices to Positively Contribute to Company’s Cost Advantage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)Research has shown that a firm’s performance has disregarded the existing resources and capabilities to apply environmental management leading practices. The leading practices concept refers to that of protecting the ... -
Computer System Validation Cycle Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The concept of the project involves the optimization of a current Computer system validation cycle in an active project in the biopharma industry. The root cause for the problem was the excessive amounts of deviations ... -
Conference Room Management Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)A formula is used to determine the optimum distribution of conference rooms for Infotech Aerospace Services, an engineering services company with 1,000 employees. Final recommendation is 8 tiny rooms (up to 2 people), ... -
Configuration of Manufacturing Line using Cell Operating System on a Patch and Serter Installation System
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)The objective of this project was to implement a new product to the manufacturing assembly line at medical devices company. The product is categorized at a high inventory level. The manufacturing line was moving from a ... -
Consideraciones Económicas al Momento de Realizar un Re-proceso o El Desecho de un Lote
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)Toda industria que manufacture un producto que vaya dirigido al cliente debe cumplir con unas especificaciones en particular. Si ese producto no cumple con estas especificaciones es considerado no conforme. El costo que ... -
Construcción de la línea de ensamble manual para producto de transfusión de sangre
(Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2023)Una empresa ubicada en Haina, República Dominicana, estaba pasando por un déficit de capacidad para responder con la demanda necesaria en unos de sus productos de transfusión de sangre. Como solución a esta situación, la ... -
The Construction Manager-General Contractor method for construction of transportation projects in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)The Transportation infrastructure always needs investment. Fiscal problems at government require the use of innovative solutions to optimize the use of public funds. The traditional contract method, currently used, ... -
Contaminación en las playas: Cómo reducir la basura en las playas utilizando información relevante
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)La basura en las playas resulta a causa de actos naturales que ocasionan que los materiales contaminantes sean arrastrados por las corrientes marinas, desperdicios provenientes de comunidades aledañas a la playa y/o por ... -
Continuous Navy Ships Process Improvement: Six Sigma, Lean Thinking, and Theory of Constraints
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)Long waiting time in the equipment repair process in Norfolk Naval Shipyard is an actual problem. The main cause of this problem is the poor knowledge of the continuous process improvement techniques as Six Sigma, Lean ... -
Control de Calidad del Proyecto CDBG-R3
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)El programa CDBG-R3 está teniendo una baja calidad de los entregables y están ocurriendo conflictos de intereses. El inconveniente es la dualidad de tareas de los inspectores que realizan inspecciones y el control de calidad ... -
Cost Effective Analysis of a Damaged Manufacturing Equipment
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)A fire in a production line of a chemical plant in Guymon, Oklahoma, caused damaged to a manufacturing pressure vessel. A cost analysis was performed to determine if the pressure vessel needed to be repaired or replaced. ... -
Cost of Quality Reduction in NEMA Coils Assembly Lines
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)The Cost of Quality (COQ) is a proactive cost associated with a prevention investment needed to ensure requirements are met to avoid nonconformances. There are two components to ensure companies meet requirements: internal ... -
Cost Reduction by Improving the Engineering and Operation Design Department
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)This research paper focused on how reducing the lower expenses instead of one of the largest expenses provide the most cost reduction in Bechtel Plan Machinery, Inc. (BMPI). The fundamental objectives of this research is ...