Management: Recent submissions

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    • Waste Handling Optimization: Operation Cost and Environmental Impact Minimization 

      Marrero Torres, Christopher S. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The company Eli Lilly established environmental goals to reduce waste and manage resources more effectively. From this, the pharmaceutical site in PR underwent a waste generation evaluation of its current operations, to ...

    • California Based Winery Respiratory Protection Program Cost and Time Reduction Study 

      Márquez Miranda, Carmen del Pilar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Cost of compliance can be a hidden cost for a firm. This study evaluated a California based winery time and cost of Respiratory Protection Program compliance activities. Time and cost savings were found by digitalization ...

    • Reforma de Tareas para Instalaciones Comerciales con Empleados Rotativos 

      Matos Figueroa, Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Este proyecto piloto expone los problemas de una instalación comercial sin estructuración operacional. Juncos Plaza, nombre que lleva de pila la instalación, ubicada en mencionado municipio terminada su construcción a ...

    • Damaged cable solution on F-35 electric motor on Aerospace Industry 

      Santos Sánchez, Ariel Enrique (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Broken wires on the electromagnetic motor of the F-35 aircraft is a problem that negatively impacts the production line. Each broken wire defect is equivalent to a loss of $6,000. The major causes of these broken cables ...

    • 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 ...

    • Improving micromanagement methods used in a software engineering organization 

      Landron Torres, Adrian A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Management groups within businesses are constantly striving to implement new methods of tracking tasks. Micromanagement has become a popular method in modern times because of the level of detail that this method can manage. ...

    • Cost of Quality Reduction in NEMA Coils Assembly Lines 

      Babilonia Obregón, Yari (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 ...

    • Mejora en el Rendimiento del Proceso de Extrusión del Producto X 

      Alvarez Cruz, Virginia (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      A través de este proyecto se buscó mejorar el rendimiento del proceso de extrusión del producto X, el cual es utilizado para tratar cáncer. Extrusión es un proceso de fabricación en el que un material polimérico, enriquecido ...

    • Risk Management Process Improvement 

      Cortés, Roxangely (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The object of this project is an information technology company located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Said company employs the Risk Management process to identify and mitigate potential issues that could become risks as ...

    • Manejo de Personal para Inspección de Daños en las Carreteras 

      Cruzado Ramiro, Rosalinda (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      La compañía Roads of PR encontró un problema de atraso en las inspecciones de daños en carreteras, por lo cual se llevó a cabo una búsqueda para verificar la raíz del asunto. La forma en la que se llevaban a cabo las ...

    • Thermoplastic Injection Molding Machine Setup Downtime Reduction 

      Donato Rivera, Roberto Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Setup is one of the most common downtimes that affects every manufacturing organization. In a molding company, a top offender setup downtime machine (IMM 128) was identified, and a time study of the setup process was ...

    • Multi-Site Spare Part Monitoring Plan at RM Manufacturing Puerto Rico 

      Fernandez Rodriguez, Raul M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      At RM Manufacturing, increase in downtime was observed due to spare parts unavailability. Spare parts monitoring strategy plays a key role in ensuring a manufacturing plant’s uptime. The objective of this project was to ...

    • 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 ...

    • Rediseño de los procesos de Recobros: Credit Services 

      Lopez Medina, Rafael A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Los sistemas y procesos para el grupo de Recobros: Credit Services no habían sido revisados por varios años, lo que provocaba dificultades en los procesos de recobro del grupo. A través del proyecto se logró diseñar un ...

    • Distribución Efectiva de Tareas y Responsabilidades de los Inspectores para Optimizar el Plan de Mantenimiento Preventivo 

      Martínez Feliciano, Omayra (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Este escrito presenta las soluciones recomendadas a la problemática del Directorado de Obras Públicas en una instalación militar. La División de Operaciones y Mantenimiento, la cual es responsable de supervisar el mantenimiento ...

    • Characterization and Extrusion Qualification Process of Introducers/Dilators at Edwards Lifesciences Puerto Rico 

      Gonzalez Santiago, Nestor Alexis (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Edwards Lifesciences is experiencing a high demand for Introducers/Dilators. The company decided to produce the Introducers/Dilators single lumen catheters shafts tubing in Añasco, Puerto Rico site. To implement this new ...

    • Productivity Increase on Manufacturing Line A 

      Grant Tejada, Maria Victoria (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      In company that shall remain anonymous, Manufacturing Line A was underperforming, often falling back in orders. Therefore, the company decided to put in place a project to look at increasing productivity in this high-mix ...

    • Optimización de la línea de producción de los módulos Tx & LO 

      Beltrán Cruz, Kiara (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      En una compañía de productos aeroespaciales, defensa y seguridad, problemas en la línea de producción de componentes esenciales para un sistema de radares fueron los causantes del atraso en la entrega del primer sistema y ...

    • Improvements in the production and packaging of personal care products through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing 

      López Roldán, Keyshla T. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The manufacturing sector for personal care and beauty products is one of the most competitive today, creating the need to innovate and improve processes to remain competitive. This project used the DMAIC methodology and ...

    • Improvement of Kanban Inventory System Management 

      Acevedo Ramos, Jenmarie F. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      An increase in scrap of Kanban inventory has been reported in a medical device company. The main causes of the reported condition are the lack of visibility of inventory levels and inadequate execution of firs-in-first-out ...