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Journey Towards 5S: Tools to Organize a Workspace
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
Being at the messy level, the only thing
that is thought of is to perform the task in hand
without giving importance of keeping an organized
area. Things just go in a spot, in fact, any spot will
do. Management decided ...
Implementation of a 5S Project to Improve Office Layout and Functionality in a Small Consulting Firm
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Planning is key to improve and
maintain daily operations on an office environment,
making it a challenge sometimes for small
companies to accustom to this. Lack of organization
and planning leads to poor usage of time, ...
Scrap Reduction Evaluation of Filling Equipment and Short-Term Improvement Implementation
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
This paper seeks to document an
approach to reduce scrap losses using the Lean Six
Sigma tools for process improvement in a lean
manufacturing environment. The Lean Six Sigma
methodology views lean manufacturing, ...
Enhancement of a Distribution Center Process using Lean Six Sigma
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
The competition between manufacturing
& distribution companies increases every day, in the
present world of competitive business, cost
minimization and efficient management of
manufacturing unit is not an easy task. ...
Application of Quality Improvement Tools to a Perishables Food Distribution Center to Reduce Product Return and Improve Customer Satisfaction
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Product Return and Customer
Satisfaction have a high impact on the financial,
customer service and quality aspects of the food
distribution and storage in the perishables food
industry. A Lean Six Sigma approach was ...
Implementación de Lean Six Sigma en Procesos de Servicio del Área de Mantenimiento
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
El presente artículo describe una
propuesta de mejora en los procesos de servicio de
mantenimiento ofrecidos en el Residencial Luis
Muñoz Morales en Cayey. Analizado desde la
perspectiva de la reducción de ineficiencias ...
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 ...
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 ...
Continuous Improvement in the Retention and Employment Placement – Link Between Both Processes
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
For the last decade, the socialeconomic factors as violence, underground
economy, the poverty level of living, high
unemployment, generations depending on subsidies
fund from the United States, has negatively
impacted ...
Coating Process Improvements in Solid Dose Form Manufacturing
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
Organization’s goals and objectives
use strategic scorecards that include Quality,
Economics, Speed and Culture to establish business
metrics focused on building continuous future
success and competitiveness to create ...