• Reduction in lead times of manufacturing Product X 

      Andino Coriano, Angel M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      The project takes place in an Aerospace Company in Puerto Rico. The purpose of it was to reduce the lead times of a specific product called Product X, the product that will benefit the company the most. Qualitative ...
    • Reduction of Extensive Construction Costs & Lead Times of Single-Family Homes in Florida due to Covid-19 

      Camara, Otavio (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The timely completion of single-family homes in Florida was significantly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 due to increased prices of materials, services, and lead time. Supply chain disruption and inefficient project ...
    • Reduction of Finished Goods Inventory in Masterpact: Breakers and Cradles Lines 

      Roque, Nikolette (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      At the moment, there is no trigger for internal demand or set capacity to build internal orders of breakers or cradles. This results in misuse capacity and high inventory levels of MPACT finish goods. The purpose of the ...
    • Reduction of Human Errors Investigations Related to Documentation in Manufacturing Areas 

      Joseiris Barrios Beltran (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The human error has become an issue in the pharmaceutical companies. The biggest challenges throughout times have been detection and prevention of the human errors. An example of this situation occurred in BMS, Manati ...
    • Reduction of Input to Output Process Time for CFD Processes 

      Cirino Portela, Yai Karlo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The Aerodynamics Department of the company Infotech Aerospace Services had been experiencing large time delays in one of the processes due to a lack of resources, in this case trained personnel which could process the ...
    • Reduction of inventory discrepancies due incorrect bill of material in an electrical manufacturer 

      De León, Kiara (Universidad Politécnica de Puerto Rico, 2020)
      In the company EM, during the last inventory (2020), a lost cost of over US$100,000 was calculated due to incorrect bill of material or discrepancies related to deviations not implemented. This paper focuses on finding the ...
    • Reduction of Lighting Energy Consumption by 25% Site Wide 

      Ramos Betancourt, Alberto C. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The lighting energy consumption is typically overlooked at Department of Defense facilities because, if it works and provides sufficient lighting, no one complains. The key to achieving energy savings through lighting, is ...
    • Reduction of Review and Approval Process for Manufacturing Procedures 

      Ramos Colón, Desiree J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Long waiting times for the review and approval process in the Manufacturing Department affects the batch. The main causes of this problem are the missing signature, dates, comments, steps not executed properly, and formula ...
    • Reduction of Turnover in Company Z 

      Zayas Santiago, Oscar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Company turnover is a problem that affects profits for most companies around the US. The main causes of this problem are the lack of employee recognition, poor onboarding experience and employees not being compensated ...
    • Reestructuración y desarrollo de instalaciones en desuso utilizando la Metodología de Ruta Critica 

      Santiago Padua, Ricardo A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Este proyecto se desarrolló con el objetivo de implementar la metodología de Ruta Crítica para la construcción de salón de entretenimiento y áreas deportivas en la compañía Pratt and Whitney Puerto Rico localizada en ...
    • Reforma de Tareas para Instalaciones Comerciales con Empleados Rotativos 

      Matos Figueroa, Carlos (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      Este proyecto piloto expone los problemas de una instalación comercial sin estructuración operacional. Juncos Plaza, nombre que lleva de pila la instalación, ubicada en mencionado municipio terminada su construcción a ...
    • Reliability Excellence in Utilities 

      Rivera, Waldemar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      The Reliability Excellence tools and methods are explained through this paper providing an effective understanding on how to apply it in different areas such as: utilities, facilities and manufacturing. Using the Reliability ...
    • Renewable Energy in Historic Buildings; The Capitol of Puerto Rico and its Annexes 

      Martínez, Alex E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
      The Puerto Rico State Capitol Superintendence (CS) is aligned with the new energy management challenges that the world is facing in order to reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions levels. A payback period ...
    • Replacement of manufacturing plastic containers with 600l stainless steel bins 

      Soto Gonzalez, Hector A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      In order to improve Compression, Coating and Packaging areas at the pharmaceutical company Sandoz in Wilson, NC, it was evaluated the possibility of replacing the current plastic containers used to hold and transport ...
    • Research of Anterior Cervical System using different materials 

      Lugo Vélez, Isabel (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      With the continuous worldwide demand for anterior cervical systems, Medtronic Spinal Division decided to makes changes in the manufacturing process in order to meet this demand. The company decided to introduce some new ...
    • Restablecimiento de Prácticas de Gestión de Riesgos en Proyectos de Construcción en Puerto Rico: Un Análisis Comparativo con Perú 

      Salas Ramírez, Kassandra S. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Históricamente, los proyectos de construcción en Puerto Rico han enfrentado desafíos en la gestión de riesgos, lo que ha resultado en retrasos, sobrecostos e inquietud de seguridad. Este estudio tiene como objetivo ...
    • Restauración de Sistema de Monitoreo de Energía 

      Torres Vicente, Sandralys (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Es importante que las compañías de manufactura cuenten con un sistema de monitoreo eficaz que permita visualizar datos eléctricos precisos de sus equipos. Al estudiar el sistema de monitoreo de energía eléctrica de una ...
    • Risk Management Process Improvement 

      Cortés, Roxangely (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      The object of this project is an information technology company located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Said company employs the Risk Management process to identify and mitigate potential issues that could become risks as ...
    • Riveter Machine Reconditioning for Output Capacity Increase 

      Porcell, Edgardo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      The ability to ramp up or down production in order to quickly respond to customers’ demand is a necessity in today’s competitive lean manufacturing environments. Output capacity bottlenecks forces manufacturing plants ...
    • Sales Forecasting and Monitoring in an Engineering Services Company 

      Ramos, Jaime E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      Forecasting is a powerful business tool when used appropriately. It helps to provide a vision of the expected outcome of any business metric such as sales. The current forecasting process of an engineering sales company ...