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dc.rights.licenseAll rights reserveden_US
dc.contributor.advisorNieves Castro, Rafael A.
dc.contributor.authorCruz Pérez, Julio E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-22T18:52:35Z
dc.date.available2020-07-22T18:52:35Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationCruz Pérez, J. E. (2012). Reduction of time in a manufacturing process for a pharmaceutical company located in Puerto Rico [Unpublished manuscript]. Graduate School, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12475/463
dc.descriptionDesign Project Article for the Graduate Programs at Polytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract - The project is developed in a chemical plant of a pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico. In 2011 the company had an increase in market demand of the active ingredient of one product. To ensure the profit plan, it was necessary to increase the output from 5 to 6.5 batches/week of the active ingredient by reducing the time of the process. The project was developed by the use of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology. After the implementation of the project the financial benefit was a avoidance cost of approximated $810,000 during the manufacturing after the implementation of the project. The project exceeds the expectations of the proposed target with an average time reduction of 43% in the total time of the discharge. The variability was reduced by 69% of the standard deviation. At the end the company was able to supply de demand of 6.5 batches/ week of product. Key Terms - DMAIC, Lean Six Sigma, Pharmaceutical, Standardize.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPolytechnic University of Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofManufacturing Engineering;
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSpring-2012;
dc.relation.haspartSan Juanen_US
dc.subject.lcshSix sigma (Quality control standard)en_US
dc.subject.lcshLean manufacturingen_US
dc.subject.lcshPharmaceutical industry--Quality controlen_US
dc.subject.lcshManufacturing processes--Quality controlen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico--Graduate students--Research
dc.titleReduction of Time in a Manufacturing Process for a Pharmaceutical Company Located in Puerto Ricoen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.holderPolytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Graduate Schoolen_US


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