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Zero Waiting Time at the Emergency Room
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
Long waiting times at the Emergency Rooms are a problem that affects every hospital in Puerto Rico. The main causes of this problem are the lack of patients understanding the purpose of the ER and the inefficient use of ...
Automation of Guidewire Packaging Lines at ABBOTT Laboratories Vascular Division
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
With the increasing demand for guidewires worldwide, Abbott decided to make changes in the manufacturing line in order to meet
these demands. In an evaluation of the manufacturing process, they considered that the area ...
Improve Major Changeover Procedure in MK0431AR Coating Area
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
Today, most plants are running multiple products per line per day, including varieties of the same products, requiring many changeovers with the intense pressures to boost production efficiency, meet increasing consumer ...
Toxoplasma IgG Quality Control Testing Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
This project explores a lean initiative of a multinational healthcare company related to a Toxoplasma IgG (protozoan parasite) quality control test. The objective was to reduce the test’s cycletime, material consumption ...
Clasificación ABC del Inventario de Materias Primas
(Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
La investigación se realizó en una empresa que elabora productos farmacéuticos, y surgió de la necesidad de clasificar el inventario de materias primas y aprovechar una expansión que se va a realizar, la cual afecta la ...
WECI Inventory Reduction and Just-In-Time Implementation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
The organization studied showed substantially high levels of inventory, thus a reduction was in need. Given the little information
available to implement this in a service environment, a new approach was needed. A mix ...
Second Row 60% Seat Cushion Optimization
(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 ...
Industrial Plant Equipment Maintenance Strategy
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
At Robins Air Force Base, specifically in the engineering equipment maintenance department, a problem has been identified in the management of labor. Equipment / machineries used in the production area suffer from high ...
Ultrasonic Welding Process Improvement for the Scrap Reduction of a Medical Device
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
A medical device company in Puerto Rico aims to improve an Ultrasonic Welding Process of a high-volume bone shredding medical device. The current process yield is 93% and must be at least 95% to meet the manufacturing site ...
Improvement of the Daily Manufacturing Operations Productivity of the Injection Molding Department by at Least 5%
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
Productivity is the most significant factor in manufacturing industries. Low productivity of workers can have a great impact in the finances of an organization. In this project paper, the focus is to improve the manufacturing ...