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Cost & Cycle Time Reduction and Increased Production on CNC Machines
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
There are a lot of different types of
manufacturing industries. Some of the similarities,
in the majority, is the need to reduce cost, cycle
tyme and consequently increase productivity. There
are several methodologies ...
Improvement of the Statistical Techniques Quality System Element in a Medical Device Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract - This project is focused on reducing the compliance risk of a Medical Device Manufacturer by improving its Statistical Techniques Quality System Element. Lean Sigma Methodology was used to identify the inputs or ...
Surgical Technologies Clean Room Lines Capacity Improvement
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
In today’s competitive market, medical
device manufacturing companies need to
continuously innovate their products and process in
order to maintain a leader position on the medical
devices industry. Quality and Cost ...
Workmanship Error at Assembly Line in a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract — In a Medical Device Company a production line had an increase of non-conformances in 2011. The category for the increase was workmanship error. These failures result in cost of poor quality due to quality holds. ...
Improve Material Flow at Supplier
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract ⎯ This project will be focused in reducing the high lead time that characterizes one of the suppliers in a Medical Device Organization. By reducing the lead time of this supplier, the organization expects to have ...
Reduction of Cosmetic Defects Due to Criteria Misalignment at a Medical Device Manufacturing Line Using DMAIC Methodology
(2013)
For the last few years, the economy of
Puerto Rico has been negatively affected,
increasing the operational cost of the industries in
the Island. The Pharma / Medical Device industry
is not excluded of this situation. ...
Increase of Manufacturing Line Capacity using Lean Manufacturing on a Medical Device Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
The competition between Medical
Devices companies is increases every day. Many
medical devices companies are marketing products
that compete between each other. They challenged
to obtain long term contracts to supply ...
Increase of Manufacturing Process Output
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
Haemonetics Puerto Rico, a medical
devices manufacturing site of blood filters,
identified that approximately the 11% of the
monthly plan of the manufacturing line #3 cannot
be made using the available manufacturing ...
The Increase of Machine Utilization, using SMED, a Lean Manufacturing Tool
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
In this project we will see the
application of SMED (Single Minute Exchange
Dye) a Lean Manufacturing tool in the Medical
Device Industry, and how it helps to reduce the
time of changeover in a machine. One of the
benefits ...
Application of Lean Six Sigma Methodology to Optimize Fixation Device Assembly Line in the Medical Devices Industry
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
The research project was focused in the
line optimization of a Fixation Device assembly line
in a Medical Devices Industry. The Fixation Device
is called ProTack™. The Covidien Company is the
manufacturer located in ...