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A case study approach to the supplier selection process
(2003)
This work presents a comparative evaluation of supplier selection processes in
different corporate environments using a multiple exploratory case study approach
and the ISO 9000 standards. The corporate environments ...
The application of total productive maintenance (TPM) to operations and maintenance facilities of Tren Urbano; case study: motor bogie
(2006)
This work presents the development of a maintenance strategy with the objective to
increase efficiency, effectiveness and security of operations and processes of Tren
Urbano’s Operation and Maintenance Facilities. This ...
Diseño de un sistema de métricas para la Oficina de Compras en el Departamento de Finanzas del RUM
(2006)
The Balanced Score Card (BSC) is a continuous improvement methodology that
evaluates the performance of management in organizations. It helps to monitor and
control activities and enhance decision‐making processes. The ...
Relevant factors of multiple sclerosis in a group of a selected part of Puerto Rico
(2006)
This study’s objective is to identify which characteristics of persons with the
condition of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and a first order relative can predict its occurrence.
A questionnaire and logistics regression was ...
Statistical techniques for testing batch to batch variability and accelerated testing
(2011)
The purpose of stability studies is to determine the shelf life of drug products. The
period between the date of manufacture and expiration date of a given product is known as
the shelf life, and consequently the shelf ...
Aplicación de conceptos de gestión de proyectos y gestión de riesgo en el desarrollo de productos nuevos en el campo de tecnología de información
(2005)
Small software development companies exhibit poor response toward risk because they either do not have a formal risk management approaches or rely on an informal one. This project presents the development of an innovative ...
Performance measures for a system managed using backflushing: medical device manufacturing's case
(2013)
Lean Manufacturing philosophy is centered in the idea of eliminating waste, such as unnecessary transactions. It is common for manufacturers to track every material movement, creating with each movement a transaction. ...
Design and analysis of an accelerated stability test for an in-vitro diagnostic product with lot-to-lot variation
(2009)
This work presents a research project performed in Abbott’s Diagnostics Division in Puerto Rico with the purpose of providing an empirical rather than a simulation based method for applying Arrhenius kinetics theory to a ...
Diseño de un algoritmo de secuenciación aplicado a la manufactura de implantes para las arterias coronarias
(2009)
This study presents first a method to assign a number of lots to a given set of manufacturing modules to maximize productivity, taking into account the constraints of production capacity, demand, and designing an appropriate ...
A decision support tool for internal tankers logistics in Chemical Industry
(2010)
This study presents a decision support tool (DST) developed in Visual Basic for
Applications (VBA) for managing the logistics of a Yard in the Chemical Industry with the
objective to minimize operational costs. It describes ...