• 5S Method Implementation in Power Department’s Warehouse of the Tren Urbano of Puerto Rico 

      González Madera, Ismael (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2013)
      The Tren Urbano of Puerto Rico has a lot of material, equipment and tools to make the maintenance works. Many of them are electrical and there is a Power Department to make them. This department has been having problems ...
    • Accommodating expanding company personnel after office building space limit has been reached 

      Miranda Irizarry III, Jovino (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      For this project, the problem of needing to further hire employees after a company has reached its maximum employee limit was considered to be solved. Several options were put to use in an effort to stave off exceeding the ...
    • Accurate deliverables bookkeeping for quality audit compliance 

      Negrón, Miguel E. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      The inaccurate bookkeeping of deliverables can have a significant impact in a project’s performance. It puts the project manager in a difficult position to track effectively and efficiently the project’s progression and ...
    • Achieving High Performance Level for Remote Working 

      Reyes Castillo, Eduardo (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2022)
      After the COVID-19 pandemic many employees were forced to work from home. Most of these employees were showing low performance when working remotely. The low performance was associated with the different distracting factors ...
    • ACI-HERZOG Pretreatment Plant Effluent Surfactant Reduction 

      Cardona Girona, Joshua (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      ACI-HERZOG is the firm contracted to maintain and operate the Puerto Rico Tren Urbano system. As part of their duties, they are required to wash down train cars periodically. The water generated from the wash down process ...
    • Administrative Strategies for Small Woodwork Business: Puertas y Diseños 

      Gómez Rosario, Edna N. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      Puertas y Diseños is a woodwork business that has recently suffered financially from the deficiency of business. This paper presents the study of such woodwork business in order to provide alternatives to improve profitability. ...
    • Agile Software Release Management 

      Cuesta, William R. (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 ...
    • Alternativas de Comunicación: Comunicación Efectiva en el Equipo de Trabajo para el Manejo de Tareas Asignadas a Varios Proyectos Simultáneamente 

      Cruz Hidalgo, Lourdes del Mar (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2016)
      La comunicación en los equipos de trabajo es un reto que enfrentan las compañías de diseño y construcción. La causa principal es que los empleados de dichas industrias pueden trabajar en varios proyectos simultáneamente ...
    • Analysis and Optimization of Employee Parking for Company XYZ 

      Portell Castro, Lisa N. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2012)
      Company XYZ has the need to reduce costs and improve personnel safety. Current parking accommodations are costly and unsecure. To resolve this issues three possible solutions were analyzed: parking re-distribution, ...
    • Analysis of E-Change Software Impact: Current Application in the Documentation Process 

      González López, Myrnalí (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014)
      The CAD/PAD Systems Engineering Department utilizes the E-Change software system in the process of routing/approving engineering change proposals (ECPs). Before the E-Change system, the Department used to process the ECPs ...
    • Analyzing the Contingency Reserve for DHS Cybersecurity Acquisitions Programs 

      Piazza Ramos, Jean Paul (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      This paper presents a research study made on multiple Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber-security major acquisition programs cost estimates’ uncertainty and risk analysis results and the determination of a Contingency ...
    • Análisis de las mejores prácticas clínicas en el mercado como iniciativa para reducir los costos de los servicios hospitalarios en Puerto Rico 

      Concepción Santana, Michael (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Los hospitales se enfrentan a una competencia sin precedentes tanto de proveedores de bajo costo como de competidores no hospitalarios que desafían el pensamiento tradicional de que los hospitales son el centro de la ...
    • Análisis de Sistema de energía renovable 

      Colon Rosado, Rocío Del Alba (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2019)
      Se aplicó la metodología DMAIC para analizar un sistema de energía renovable probando si se encontraba en su máxima-función. Como resultado del proyecto (se analizó el funcionamiento del sistema), se supo que sí era ...
    • Application of Time Management to Minimize Costs when Analyzing Construction Variances 

      Chavarria Pujols, Jennifer M. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2021)
      Minimizing construction costs by reducing construction variances improves a company’s competitive advantage, especially in a complex market. Using data from a construction company in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metropolitan area, ...
    • Assessment of Material Availability Support (AMAS) 

      Melo Pérez, Jendry (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      Supply Change Management (SCM) processes are critical to meet customer requirements and construction schedule. SCM is responsible for procuring all the necessary material to support construction activities. The main ...
    • Aumentar la Productividad y las Ventas de la Gomera Rivera 

      Velázquez Badillo, Tatiana (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      La Gomera Rivera en San Sebastián tenía problemas en cuanto a la cantidad de clientes, productividad de los empleados y tiempo de espera de los clientes. Además tenía muy poca mercancía y no era muy conocida por el tiempo ...
    • Aumento en entrega a tiempo al cliente en línea de producción 

      Ramos Guadalupe, Alvin (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2020)
      El aumento en entrega a tiempo es un factor esencial para mantener relaciones comerciales con el principal cliente de la corporación. Cambios de órdenes prolongados, desorganización en la línea de manufactura y la falta ...
    • Automated Potting Machine: Design, Development, and Implementation 

      Rivera Berrios, Steven D. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2023)
      Curtis Instruments, a renowned pioneer in the electronics industry, operates a manufacturing site in Carolina, Puerto Rico that is a vital component of its global supply chain. Despite being at the forefront of technological ...
    • Automatic Syringe Mechanical Power Transmission Improvements 

      Mateo De La Rosa, Ruddy A. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2017)
      A company that manufactures medical devices, and which is located in the south of Puerto Rico, is presenting problems in a high-speed automatic syringe inspection line. The syringes are transported through conveyor lines ...
    • Automatic Tank Gauging System: A Next Generation Tool for UST 

      Rosa Rosario, José J. (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2015)
      A settlement between the United States and Total Petroleum Puerto Rico Corp was agreed to improve leak detection in their gas service stations. The automatic tank gauging with a centralized monitoring system is the method ...