• Sales Forecasting and Monitoring in an Engineering Services Company 

      Ramos, Jaime E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Forecasting is a powerful business tool when used appropriately. It helps to provide a vision of the expected outcome of any business metric such as sales. The current forecasting process of an engineering sales company ...
    • Scrap Reduction of Ventral Hernia Product in Foil Pouches for Manufacturing Line #7 

      Matos Torres, Hector L. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Scrap generated in finished products is one of the top contributors that negatively impact the production goals and budget in most of the production industries. This paper shows a scrap reduction project conducted in a ...
    • Second Row 60% Seat Cushion Optimization 

      Colón Hernández, Eva M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This paper discusses changes in a seat mechanism design to address an issue found as part of automotive validation. For an automotive manufacturer, prototype vehicles were found to have insufficient retention of the second ...
    • Separación laboral: causa, efecto y consecuencias 

      Ortiz Cosme, Michell K. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Este proyecto busca las causas principales que incrementan las separaciones laborales dentro de grandes compañías como L3 Harris Technology. A través de evaluaciones, encuestas y entrevistas, se encontró la necesidad de ...
    • Serverless Computing Cost Efficiency 

      Medero Núñez, Nelson R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      A software company in San Juan is currently modernizing the software product offering technologies for web apps. They wanted to understand how Serverless Computing can reduce costs. A proof of concept was done to refactor ...
    • SharePoint Transition: From an Isolated Hierarchical Network Structure to a Collaborative Web-Based Repository Environment 

      Gonzalez Nieves, Jose Julian (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Documents findability, file duplication and redundancy, versioning issues, lack of structure standardization, non-standard file/folder naming conventions, limited information categories, and reduced security are problems ...
    • SICD Manufacturing Scrap Yield Improvement 

      Mulero Rivera, Jean Franco (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Defects that occur during the manufacture of a product are consider a problem that affects the yield rate of all manufacturing lines around the world. The Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (SICD) ...
    • Simplification of the Weighing Process in the Raw Material Dispensing Unit 

      Rios Bosques, Krisalys (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The weighing of excipients on the Rapid Material Unit for buffer formulation takes too long to be completed. The leading causes of this problem are the need for more standardization throughout the process, the inefficient ...
    • Sistema de agua nebulizada para mejorar el rendimiento de la turbina de gas (Unidad 5) del Ciclo Combinado DPP 

      Espaillat, Rafael (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      En este artículo se analiza el efecto de reducir la temperatura del aire en la entrada de la turbina de gas (Unidad V) del Ciclo Combinado DPP, ubicado en el sector de Los Mina de Santo Domingo, mediante el uso de un Sistema ...
    • Sistema de Apoyo al Departamento de Educación de PR 

      Rodríguez Iglesias, José M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      A continuación se estará implementando un sistema de información más ágil y más sencillo al Departamento de Educación. El objetivo del proyecto es lograr optimizar el tiempo que se toma actualmente en buscar la información ...
    • Sistema de Integración Control de Lotes 

      Soler, Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Uno de los mayores retos que tiene la compañía Medtronic, es la integración de los equipos automatizados y el Sistema de Ejecución de Fabricación (MES, por sus siglas en inglés. Como parte del proyecto, se creó un código ...
    • Sistema Integrado de Permiso: Una Nueva Solución para los Ingenieros 

      Quintero Fors, Patricia (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
      La compañía X propuso la ejecución de una primera fase de Definición de la Visión de la Arquitectura Técnica y Funcional de las aplicaciones del Sistema Integrado de Permisos (SIP) implementando en todo momento la ...
    • Solving a Problem of Delays in a Work Team 

      Rodriguez Franceschini, German (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This project analyzes the work environment in a team that present delays in the delivery of tasks with the aim of reducing them. It’s a small and diverse team in an information technology services company that works from ...
    • Stamping Tooling Preventive Maintenance Project 

      Huertas Morales, Adriel O. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Eaton Corporation's Electrical Sector, a global leader in power management solutions, faces a critical challenge in the Stamping Department's tooling equipment maintenance. The absence of a defined Preventive Maintenance ...
    • Standardized Approach for Effective Management of Workforce Capacity 

      Costales, Randy R. (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 ...
    • Steel Sutures Finished Good Test Sampling Optimization Initiative 

      Barreto, Yamil E. (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 ...
    • Sterilization Area Downtime Reduction 

      Morales, Irene (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 

      Tapia, Nicole (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 ...
    • Streamlining Multi-Departmental Coordination for Timely Healthcare Facility Launch 

      Sepúlveda Navarro, Ana (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 ...
    • Subcon Report Automation 

      Jiménez Orench, Gilberto (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      This project consists of the automation of a report that is done manually on a daily basis at the Finance Department of an aerospace company in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. By automating the report generation, it is expected ...