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Aero Repairs Documentation Cycle Time Reduction By Lean Application
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
In our daily life and world, with a
diversity of industries and services, from health to
manufacturing, all kind of products; many of them
care apply Lean concepts or tools to perform
important improvements to their ...
Flow-Days Reduction Using Six Sigma Toolbox at Air Force Base Engine Maintenance Center
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
Abstract - When the United States entered World War I in 1917, the U.S. government searched for a company to develop the first airplane engine "booster" for the fledgling U.S. aviation industry General Electric accepted ...
Engineering Study for the Feeding Operation Process of a Continuous Manufacturing Line
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
The use of continuous operations in
solid-dosage manufacturing is growing rapidly and
bringing benefits within pharmaceutical industry.
One of the benefits that the continuous operation
provides is that the development ...
Design Methodology of Production Improvement at “X Hydroponic Farm”
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
According to “X Hydroponic Farm”
facilities, a 40 x 60 square feet farm, with a
capacity of producing 750 plants weekly; and
actual production rate of 250 plants a week, is
expecting a demand increase of approximately
60%. ...
Capability of CNC-Mori-Seiki ENDO HEAD
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
Endo Head is a product suitable to
perform hemiarthroplasty on any hip joint whose
acetabular conditions are satisfactory. The Endo
Head is a unipolar prosthesis made of CoCr alloy
that consists of a Monobloc prosthetic ...
First Pass Yield Improvement on Audit Results
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
This research project was focused in
the First Pass Yield improvement for Quality Audit
results in Aerospace Company. The first pass yield
is defined as the number of units coming out of a
process divided by the number ...
Process Standardization on Customers’ Requests for Infrastructure and Security Services
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
This research project focuses on the
development of a Process Standardization for
services requests of an Information Systems
Consultant Company. The existing process is not
ideal nor practical because of the time gap ...
Improving Cost Estimating Process in the Aerospace Industry Projects
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
The cost estimation process in the
aerospace industry is very important since this
process help them to negotiate with the suppliers
better offers and optimize the manufacturing
process. The process is recent in this ...
Packaging Line Efficiency Improvements with the Implementation of a Centralized Packaging Line Control System
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Efficiency is a process measurement of
the ability of generating a required output with the
minimum amount of resources. A high efficiency is
crucial for a packaging line as it is an important
aspect of cost control ...
Packaging Lines Minor & Minor/Major Changeover Time Reduction on a Pharmaceutical Company
(Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
Every company that wants to be
competitive has to implement SMED or changeover
reduction in every process that this technique could
be applied. The two major difficulties that
companies encounters are: Product ...