Design Project Articles Master Degree: Recent submissions
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Headcount Reduction in a Microbiology Laboratory
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)A headcount reduction of 20% in the Microbiology Laboratory of a manufacturing company is required. A time study was performed to determine the quantity of time each Microbiology Analyst requires to perform different tasks. ... -
Implementación del Uso de la Tecnología en la Educación
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)En este proyecto se pretende implementar el uso de la tecnología en el salón de clases para lograr una mejora en el aprovechamiento académico de los estudiantes del Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico. La tecnología ... -
Interlock Control System for New 7000 Series Rail Cars Access Platforms
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)New 7000 Series Rail Cars bought have the A/C units located on top and access platforms have been built and installed at each Shop in order to access these units for maintenance purposes. With this, a safety issue of ... -
Development of Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Work Plan for Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization Projects
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)Planning is an integral part of every aspect in life. This article discusses the development of an annual work plan in a Directorate of Public Works. The goal is to explain the importance of having a plan established and ... -
Desmineralización de agua potable para una industria de soluciones farmacéutica
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)El agua para los procedimientos de fabricación es un problema por el cual pasan empresas en el mundo. Las aguas para uso industrial requieren cualidades que no están disponibles en origen, por lo que deben someterse a ... -
Complementary Assets and the Use of Leading Practices to Positively Contribute to Company’s Cost Advantage
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)Research has shown that a firm’s performance has disregarded the existing resources and capabilities to apply environmental management leading practices. The leading practices concept refers to that of protecting the ... -
Agile Software Release Management
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The Agile Software Release Management is a process standardization focused on how software is released in a manufactory using agile methods. The paper includes the development process with the data collected, the tools ... -
Incoming Area Optimization for Servers Repair Site
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Continuous flow is a key in organizations with production lines and more than one working shift. The organization chosen for this project is a repair site for servers and server components seeking to optimize their ... -
Managing the aftermath of a natural disaster in a service oriented company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The workplaces are susceptible to natural disasters, particularly companies proving services. Infotech Aerospace Services, an aerospace engineering company, got affected by a major hurricane. Being unable to provide their ... -
Optimizing the Preventive Maintenance of the Magnetron
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Accuray Incorporated is having issues with the random failures of magnetrons in the field. The objectives of this investigation are to prevent downtime due to the failure of the magnetron and to utilize the computer system ... -
Preventive Maintenance Work Order Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)In the bio-pharmaceutical industry, maintenance is required to ensure equipment functions properly. Maintenance can be defined as activities performed on an equipment to ensure it functions with-in specification and ... -
Computer System Validation Cycle Optimization
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The concept of the project involves the optimization of a current Computer system validation cycle in an active project in the biopharma industry. The root cause for the problem was the excessive amounts of deviations ... -
Packaging Cold Chain Program Improvement
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)With the growing trend of biologic medicines coming to the market, a packaging engineering group needed to create an internal cold chain process to meet market demand in this area of cold shipments; although there is a ... -
Providers Contracting Process Improvements
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The project of Contracting process improvements was carried out in one of the most recognized companies in Puerto Rico of the Health insurance industry. Currently the Provider’s Contracting process does not meet the time ... -
Optimización del Proceso de Producción de Encalado Mediante la Implementación de Técnicas de Ingeniería Gerencial
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)La Iglesia San José, en el Viejo San Juan, es uno de los monumentos más antiguos en Puerto Rico. Durante los últimos años de su proceso de restauración, en la Iglesia San José se han definido procedimientos y especificaciones ... -
Engine Cooling Flow Assessment Documentation Automation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)This project consisted of the process automation of the documentation for the engine cooling assessment executed in a department of Company X. The objectives were to automate the cooling flow assessment documentation process ... -
Company Moving to New Building After Hurricane Maria
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The main objective of this project is to move the operations of Pratt & Whitney Puerto Rico to a new building facility in Aguadilla by the end of Q2. The company was supposed to move by 9/2017, but Puerto Rico suffered ... -
Sterilization Area Downtime Reduction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)With plans of increasing production, the sterilization area of a pharmaceutical plant has to maximize its operating performance and reduce its downtime. The major offenders of downtime are the micro test cycles, maintenance ... -
Improving Licensing Support Customer Experience
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)Customer satisfaction measurements were affected after a business restructuring event. The Licensing Support ticket resolution times and the number of tickets elevated to engineering teams exceeded business goals long after ... -
Modernization of a Telecommunications System
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)The purpose of the project was to provide a more robust telecom system with new technologies that provide faster upload/download speeds to users. It was found that by doubling the 3G digital units and adding a new D.U. for ...