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    • Eco-Premia: Plan de Reciclaje Alternativo en Puerto Rico 

      Ortiz Vázquez, Braulio (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Uno de los grandes retos que presenta un plan de reciclaje es aumentar los recaudos de desperdicios sólidos. Este artículo se propone a presentar un plan de reciclaje complementario para lograr aumentar los recaudos de ...

    • El impacto de la energía renovable en las comunidades rurales de la Florida 

      Portillo Ramírez, Raúl J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Reducir el gasto monetario del consumo energético mediante el uso de energía renovable, aliviana el bolsillo del consumidor, desde un ahorro de 50% hasta un 100%. Mediante la instalación de paneles solares en dos diferentes ...

    • El impacto en la logística de distribución de Federal Express ante el alza de combustible 

      Torres Ortiz, Aisha M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Esta investigación consiste en estudiar el impacto que tiene el alza del combustible en la compañía Federal Express. De conformidad con los estudios previamente realizados, se efectuó un análisis financiero considerando ...

    • Electrical and Controls Maintenance Strategy 

      Sanchez Marcum, Bryan A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Keeping an automated manufacturing line in the pharmaceutical industry competitive through the end of life is challenging. The total cost of ownership starts increasing with the amount of new problems that arise as ...

    • Electronic Signatures on Approval Documents for Construction Contracts 

      Pinto, Natashia (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      The current process for approvals required by management for bid lists and for contract awards of Engineering and Construction Services (E&CS) Projects for Southern Company requires manual signatures. This delays the ...

    • Engine Cooling Flow Assessment Documentation Automation 

      Portalatín Quiles, Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      This project consisted of the process automation of the documentation for the engine cooling assessment executed in a department of Company X. The objectives were to automate the cooling flow assessment documentation process ...

    • Engine Instrumentation Database Optimization 

      Torres, Wilson A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      This paper examines the turnaround time of a database task in a company at Puerto Rico. The main purpose of the paper is identifying the main problems in order to reduce turnaround time on the delivery of a specific task. ...

    • Engineering and design application impact on sub-assembly line 

      Vázquez Del Orbe, Grace M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      A global company producer of medical devices and therapies was under process development of the sub-assembly line #2 for new product introduction and was having a long-time lead time for improved machine replicates drawings ...

    • Engineering and Procedural Improvements to Avoid Cracks on Syringes During the Packaging Process 

      Colón Rosado, Rossana M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      One cracked syringe was found during the device functionality tests of a lot manufactured by XYZ biopharmaceutical company. A cracked syringe is categorized as a critical defect since it represents a risk to product quality ...

    • Engineers in the Procurement Process at NASA 

      Alicea, Zuleimy (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Procurement is the process of acquiring goods and services for a company. At the Kennedy Space Center the completion of an acquisition was taking long periods of time. This was caused because the engineers, who are ...

    • Enhancing Monroney Label Process for Efficient Pre-Delivery Inspections 

      Pabón Rosado, Michelle Ivette (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Motorambar Inc., a prominent player in Puerto Rico's automotive sector, undertook a comprehensive project to refine its Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process, specifically addressing challenges related to Monroney label ...

    • Environmentally Safe and Affordable Solution for FPCON B Security Requirement 

      Correa Oquendo, Alexis J (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Temporary implementation of Force Protection Condition Bravo (FPCON B) required to set an overwatch on each Department of Defense (DoD) installation gate across the country. Currently, the overwatch consists on an police ...

    • Estación de Bombeo y Tanque de Reserva de Walcrest 

      Pérez Salcedo, Karen (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      La compañía de construcción Webber LLC, proyectó en agosto de 2017 una pérdida de $4.6 millones en uno de sus proyectos en la ciudad de Dallas, Texas. El proyecto de construcción consiste en la renovación de una estación ...

    • Estimados de Costos Preliminares y Finales en Compañía de Construcción 

      García, Héctor J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Este proyecto intenta mejorar el proceso de realizar estimados preliminares en una compañía de construcción. El mismo debe ser comparado con el estimado final, cuya diferencia no debe ser mayor de un 10%. Para mejorar el ...

    • Estudio de viabilidad de adquisición electrónica en la industria hospitalaria 

      Rivera, Brendlee (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Los hospitales enfrentan problemas de adquisición que resultan en costos significativos debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Estas compras representan un gran reto para garantizar la calidad de la atención al paciente. Con ...

    • Evaluation of Pre-Oxide Guide Wires to Reduce Teflon Coating Damage 

      Chang, Ricardo R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Abbott Vascular Barceloneta, a guide wire manufacturer, has an overall scrap rate of 14%, of which approximately 50% is due to Teflon coating damage. An engineering study was performed to identify if new material with a ...

    • The Feasibility of Installing a Green Roof System to Mitigate Large Water Runoff 

      Seda Vélez, Xamarah (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      The purpose of this project is to determine if it is economically and physically feasible to install a water management system that will help solve the flooding problem that the educational institution XYZ has been ...

    • Feasibility Study for the Production of an Outdoor-Rated Energy Storage System 

      Morales, Iván J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The objective of this project was to determine the feasibility of introducing an outdoors-rated Energy Storage System (ESS) as a new product offering from a company. The two drivers for determining the feasibility were ...

    • Final Pack Improvement Project to Increase Quality and Productivity 

      Velasquez Bon, Jacob (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      A manufacturing final packaging line at medical devices company currently is human dependable and manual handling/inspection. Final Pack process have been performing at a suboptimal level resulting in recurrent quality ...

    • Firma Electrónica para Pacientes y Familiares 

      Arce, José (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Este proyecto está enfocado en el área hospitalaria del área oeste de Puerto Rico. El propósito fue eliminar los documentos que conlleven firma de pacientes o familiares con el fin de integrarlo al récord electrónico y ...