• Granulation Area Capacity Increase 

      Torres Colón, Luis Daniel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Manufacturing pharmaceuticals are continuously looking for waste reduction to improve their processes and increase the manufacturing output. Granulation area capacity increase was evaluated for a solid dosage pharmaceutical ...
    • Lean Techniques in Remote Working 

      Pérez Rivera, Francisco (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The actual situation (COVID-19) had forced a lot of people and companies to acquire remote working as their new work style. The objectives purposed of this project are make working from home a comfortable way of work to ...
    • Process Improvement and Cost Reduction Opportunities by a Change in the Packaging Material of Human Thrombin Component Coming in Vials 

      Quiñones Díaz, Mariely (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Human Thrombin is a bleeding control agent that is formulated, filled into a glass vial, and lyophilized to maintain stability. In order to be shipped, the vials are packaged in a container made form cardboard material. ...
    • Vision of a Microbiology Laboratory of Excellence using Lean Methodology 

      Cruz Sanabria, Armando (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2018)
      The outstanding growth and development at a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Gurabo, Puerto Rico is leading it to become a laboratory of the future. They are receiving, analyzing and delivering results for microbiological ...