Management: Recent submissions

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    • Improvements to the Maintenance Manager Position 

      Berríos Cintrón, Luis I. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      This project intends to show improvements to the position of Maintenance Manager in a company dedicated to the sale of aggregates and concrete mix in the Bayamon area. A critical analysis of the company was carried out ...

    • The Impact of Employee Absenteeism in Fast-Tracks Projects 

      Vázquez Carrasquillo, Josué (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Fast-tracking is a project management technique where activities are performed simultaneously, instead of waiting for each task to be completed separately. When personnel do not show for work, it creates a negative impact. ...

    • ACI-HERZOG Pretreatment Plant Effluent Surfactant Reduction 

      Cardona Girona, Joshua (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      ACI-HERZOG is the firm contracted to maintain and operate the Puerto Rico Tren Urbano system. As part of their duties, they are required to wash down train cars periodically. The water generated from the wash down process ...

    • The Impact of COVID-19 in the A/E/C Industry 

      Lopez Rivera, Jorge A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      The project establishes a guide that will aid the A/E/C industry in implementing organizational change during times of adversity, such as what is being experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to create a proactive ...

    • OneDay Toric Yield Improvement 

      Rivera Rios, Jonathan M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      This project was developed in CooperVision, Juana Diaz Site, specifically for the OneDay Toric product. It is focused on the Wet Process of the product life cycle. There was a gap between two manufacturing technologies ...

    • NPI Workgroups Management System 

      Rivera González, Joel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Organizations with virtual teams and its resources located in different geographical locations have a growing concern on the impact of turnaround time and work-life balance. As a result, the main challenges are the coverage ...

    • Application of Time Management to Minimize Costs when Analyzing Construction Variances 

      Chavarria Pujols, Jennifer M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Minimizing construction costs by reducing construction variances improves a company’s competitive advantage, especially in a complex market. Using data from a construction company in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area, ...

    • 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) ...

    • Molding Scrap Reduction and Reutilization 

      Lugo Gomez, Herber J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      A company named ABB, whose operations in Puerto Rico focuses on molded cable installation products, experienced scrap generation during the subassembly processes. The scrap costs represented over $200K per year. The Plant ...

    • Improvement of Manufacturing Line Fill Rate 

      Gierbolini Velazquez, Hector R. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Poor fill rates at manufacturing line for models 5038 and 4968 are problems that affected the cost metrics due to overtime and unsatisfaction of our patients around the world. The main cause of this problem is high lead ...

    • 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 ...

    • Optimización del proceso de ensamblaje del Accesorio Z 

      López Correa, Grace (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      La Compañía A, B, C manufactura productos para tratar enfermedades del corazón. La finalidad de este proyecto fue reducir el tiempo de ciclo de dos procesos en dicha compañía para aumentar la cantidad de unidades que se ...

    • Mitigación de Erosión en Paseo Lineal en Puerta de Tierra 

      Martínez Cintrón, Fernando J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      La situación actual en el Paseo Lineal de Puerta de Tierra requiere una acción inmediata para mitigar la erosión costera. Bajo el renglón de análisis, se evaluaron varias alternativas y en busca de efectividad tanto ...

    • Medtronic Manufacturing Increase Capacity 

      Feliciano, Carlos Andres (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Medtronic is a Fortune 500 company that dedicates in designing and manufacturing of medical devices. The company created an insulin pump that serves the function of an artificial pancreas. To develop a duplicate of the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Reestructuración y desarrollo de instalaciones en desuso utilizando la Metodología de Ruta Critica 

      Santiago Padua, Ricardo A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Este proyecto se desarrolló con el objetivo de implementar la metodología de Ruta Crítica para la construcción de salón de entretenimiento y áreas deportivas en la compañía Pratt and Whitney Puerto Rico localizada en ...

    • Change Control Process of the Planning Control Documents 

      Vega Rodriguez, Michelle (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      The Change Control Process of the Planning Control Documents (PCDs) for a manufacturing organization was manually coordinated and involved multiple entities with different change mechanisms. Therefore, the process was ...

    • 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 ...

    • Cogeneration with Energy Sustainability Project for Bacardi Distillery 

      Saavedra Hernandez, Luis F. (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 ...

    • Substation Transformer Replacement Plan 

      Sanchez, Josue (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      About half of the Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) substation transformers are above their industry usage limit standard of 45 years and are prone to catastrophic failure. This study critical health data was captured ...