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Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing Applications on Facilities Management to Reduce Overtime
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
In essence, Six Sigma is a methodology
originally designed for manufacturing to
understand and reduce sources of variability. This
can also be called margin of error when
performing any operation or manufacturing ...
Using Lean Six Sigma Tools for Packaging Machine Rebuild and Automation Process Improvement
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
This document describes the process of
improving an existing packaging machine using
lean six sigma tools and automation technology for
the medical device industry. The ideal
manufacturing site that has volume increase ...
DMAIC Application to Reduce Medication Errors in a Specialized Pharmacy Process
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
Medication errors can have serious
consequences for patients, and medication safety is
essential to pharmaceutical care. Insight is needed
into the vulnerability of the working process at
specialized pharmacies in order ...
Enhance Annual Product Review Process at Pharmaceutical Company in Puerto Rico
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
Annual Product Review (APR) is a
requirement from Good Manufacturing Practices
(cGMP) under the FDA (Food and Drug
Administration) and European Medicine Agency
(EMEA). The EMEA refers to Annual Product
Quality Review ...
Downstream Sampling Process Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
The Downstream Sampling Process in
the Biopharmaceutical industry is a timely and
product consuming step. This process can be
described as a highly labor intense due to all the
required steps to collect a sample. In ...
Temperature and Speed Analysis of Skinetta Banding Machine and Heat Tunnel Conveyor at Chocolate Packaging Line
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
regulates pharmaceutical industries. With this
regulations industries are forced to maintain a high
quality standard for their product. Novartis
manufactures OTC products as well as ...
Downtime Reduction Driven by Evaluation of Material Unavailability
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
In the manufacturing & life-sciences
industry, increased competition has forced a cost-reduction philosophy in what was once a highly
profitable business. Manufacturers now need to
maintain or improve time to market and ...
Optimización del Programa de Mantenimiento Preventivo de la Autoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados Utilizando la Metodología Six Sigma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
La metodología Six Sigma se utiliza
para optimizar el Programa de Mantenimiento
Preventivo de la Autoridad de Acueductos Y
Alcantarillados. Esta corporación que se clasifica
dentro de la industria de la manufactura ya ...
Raw Material Sampling Process Optimization using Lean Six Sigma Methodology
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
Pharmaceutical Industry needs reduce
the costs without impact the quality of the product.
The principal objective of this project is the
reduction of the cycle time of a raw material
sampling process from 8 days to 2 ...
Lean Implementation in a Turbocharger Service Shop
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
In many of the manufacturing and
repair shops, the use of industrial machinery is
required to perform most production or repair
efforts. A Turbo Service repair shop was identified
due to its needs of Lean tools and ...