The goal of this IQP was to reduce the inbound transportation costs at Caribe General Electric's ten manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico by forty percent. To accomplish this goal, we observed air transportation routines at the plants and conducted interviews at the four plants that spent the most on air transportation. We then created recommendations based on the problems observed at these plants. In addition we addressed the societal impacts of our recommendations in the form of resistance to change.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Merrill, Andrew David
• Deana, Sergio Paulo
• Seling, Hilary Sue

Subject

• Environment
• Community
• Culture
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00D180I

Mot-clé

• Transportation
• Sustainability
• Electric power distribution

Advisor

• Woods, Douglas W.
• Menides, Laura Jehn

Year

• 2000

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• General Electric Company

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Emplacement

• San Juan

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright