Management: Recent submissions

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    • Digitalization and Standardization of Project Minutes 

      Cruz Cruz, Shelimar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Fragmented processes for capturing infrastructure project meeting minutes have inhibited transparency, productivity, and information access across Puerto Rico's municipalities. A newly implemented initiative systematically ...

    • Vent to Roof Rainwater Occlusion and Management 

      Ramirez Iglesias, Roxana (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Safety relief devices in a pharmaceutical manufacturing start-up were found to be occluded by rainwater. The number of times these vent lines were found to be occluded varied greatly and depended on weather conditions ...

    • 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 ...

    • A Telecommunication Transport Approach for the Island of Puerto Rico 

      Santiago Maldonado, Melvyn (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This project identifies and studies different telecommunications methods and their specific application for the island of Puerto Rico. This project aims to contribute to building a reliable and robust network, resilient ...

    • Improving Dilator’s Line Capacity, Inventory, and Management Control 

      Castellanos Rojas, Genesis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      This paper addresses operational challenges in Inari Medical's Dilator line, integral to Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) treatment devices. The project focuses on inventory control, line capacity, and management control 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 ...

    • Dominguito Transformer Overload 

      Silva Matos, Eliam J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Assessments were made in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, between 2021 and 2023 to determine the root cause for loading issues that were occurring in this area. From this investigation, it was found that Dominguito substation has an ...

    • Improving Supervision and Feedback in the Maintenance Department of ABC Food Manufacturing Plant 

      Ramos Gonzalez, Christian R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The ABC Food Manufacturing Plant has not trained its maintenance personnel in the implementation of new techniques for better key performance indicators. After a DMAIC analysis was performed on how to improve the supervision ...

    • Value-Based Care: The Next Stage of Medical Finance 

      Valledor Alamo, Arturo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The healthcare system in the USA has expanded the use of an alternative to its traditional fee-for-service programs. This paper is built on the need one Bayamon Medical Office has to develop a transition plan to change ...

    • 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 ...

    • Development of Site Quality Assurance & Compliance Near Miss Program 

      Rivera Silva, Adamaris (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      The focus of this project is to create a Quality Assurance & Compliance (QAC) Near Miss program in a medical device company with the objective to reduce the number of 2023 near misses by 25%. A ranking system and tracking ...

    • Mejora de Proceso en Sumisión de Iniciativas de Innovación Tecnológica en una Organización Gubernamental Federal 

      Cotto Rosado, Karl Anthony (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      En una agencia gubernamental federal existen varios foros de iniciativas de innovación los cuales promueven la creatividad dirigida hacia la resolución de problemas que beneficien a la misma. Para este proyecto se utilizó ...

    • Optimización de Procesos para Certificaciones de Labores en Proyectos de Construcción 

      Vargas Rosario, Roberto J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Esta investigación se realizó con la intención de atender una problemática en un proyecto de rotulación de la carretera PR-18, en San Juan, Puerto Rico. El problema se debe a la falta optimización en los procesos para ...

    • Restauración de Sistema de Monitoreo de Energía 

      Torres Vicente, Sandralys (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Es importante que las compañías de manufactura cuenten con un sistema de monitoreo eficaz que permita visualizar datos eléctricos precisos de sus equipos. Al estudiar el sistema de monitoreo de energía eléctrica de una ...

    • 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 ...

    • Tiempo de inactividad e impacto en el costo por mantenimiento durante el proceso de granulación en una industria farmacéutica 

      Garcia Lugo, Pedro J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Durante el proceso de granulación en una industria farmacéutica localizada en Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, se identificaron factores que estaban causando tiempo de inactividad del Granulador y el “Fluid Bed Dryer” (FBD) los ...

    • Reducción de Descarte de Unidades en la Línea de Llenado 

      Medina Collazo, Oswald (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      En el proceso de llenado de unidades intravenosas de una planta manufacturera de dispositivos médicos se tiene una gran cantidad de descarte de unidades en todo el proceso. Se realizó un análisis a los mantenimientos ...

    • 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 ...

    • Reducing Branch Manager’s Back-Office Duties 

      Jorge Berlingeri, Mónica M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      In a local bank in Puerto Rico, the time that should be dedicated to increasing portfolio by branch managers was consumed mostly of back office tasks. The reason the operation is mostly back-office tasks is for the lack ...

    • X Regrind Usage for TY27MX 

      Vale-Figueroa, Marjorie (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      TY27MX is a high-runner catalog from ABB Caribe. Since the first quarter of 2020, high levels of scrap were detected at the production line caused by process variation and inherent conditions. Resin X regrind usage was ...