About the Journal
“The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, LACCEI”, is a non-profit organization consisting of institutions that offer academic programs in Engineering and Technology with the goal of collaborating with other LACCEI partners. The word “institution” includes universities, colleges and schools.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 8 (2023): LACCEI 2023
In 2023, working within the framework of the LACCEI-CONFEDI inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement and in collaboration with the OAS, the joint development was initiated in a hybrid format of the conferences: “OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas”, the “21st LACCEI International Multiconference for Engineering, Education and Technology”, the “4th Latin American Congress of Engineering”, and the “2nd Latin American and Caribbean Tribology Conference” . It was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and organized by Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).
Published:
2024-04-16
Articles
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Deep learning algorithms to forecast the magnitude of earthquakes in Peru
The research proposes the application of the LSTM algorithm with the objective of forecasting the magnitude of the earthquakes in Peru by adding pink noise in their dynamics to replicate and capture the complex dynamics of the magnitude, an antipe... -
Increasing the service level index through implementing Lean Warehousing tools in a trading household equipment company
The commercial sector represents a fundamental part of Peru's economy and has been growing exponentially in recent years. However, like any other sector, it is affected by various challenges that affect customer satisfaction, the impact of which h... -
DFT Analysis of Porous Lewis Acids Catalysts for Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations can guide the design of efficient and selective catalysts for converting biomass-derived feedstocks to fuels and chemicals. In this work, we performed systematic DFT calculations with specific treatment... -
Silver Reduction by Biopolymerization in Aguas de Río Grande
The research design was carried out with the objective of determining the influence of residence time and pH on the reduction of silver by the biopolymerization of water from the Rio Grande. The study was developed with the realization of silver c... -
Capital Cost and Profitability in Heavy Machinery Rental Companies for Large Mining
Abstract- The purpose of this study is to determine the weighted average cost of capital and profitability in the sample: Zamine Perú S.A.C. - Cajamarca, implementing a quantitative, non-experimental, and longitudinal approach, since it is intende... -
Spatial modeling of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chile
This study utilizes global and local spatial modeling techniques to comprehend the factors that may contribute to the expansion of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the commune level in Chile. The results show that the global regression model (Ordinary Leas... -
Main research trends on reverse logistics published during the years 2017 and 2022
Abstract– The article identifies the main research trends published and indexed on reverse logistics during the years 2017 and 2022. The state of the art defines the concepts of reverse logistics, the environmental conditions of supply, as well as... -
Predictive model of sunlight based on Artificial Intelligence for the optimization of electric power generation
Abstract– Due to the continuous depletion of resources and the increased social awareness of environmental problems, there is currently a constant need for energy, which has led researchers to seek new technologies to optimize the production of el... -
Organizational Restructuring in Administrative Management: A Case Study in a Mining Company in Lucma, Gran Chimú - Peru
The general objective of this investigation was to determine the influence of organizational restructuring on the administrative management of the Huayday de Lucma - Gran Chimú Mine in the year 2022. The type of research was applied, at an explana... -
Prototype mini-weather station with cloud service through Arduino and PHP
Information technologies are the perfect medium for the development of multidisciplinary proposals that contribute to the development of digital media for the benefit of society on climate monitoring and monitoring. The objective of this research ... -
Generation of daily flows using the GR4j model and the ERA5 gridded climatic product in the Crisnejas basin up to the Puente Crisnejas hydrometric station
Given the lack of hydrometeorological records in the Crisnejas basin, the present study aims to generate the flows on a daily scale in the main channel of the river up to the Crisnejas bridge station based on the ERA5 satellite-based climate grid ... -
Daily flow generation using the GR4j model and ERA5 gridded climatic information in the Jequetepeque basin up to the Yonán station
Given the absence of hydrometeorological records in the Jequetepeque basin, the present study aims to generate the daily flow rates in the main channel of the river up to the Yonan station based on the gridded data of ERA5 and the French model of ... -
Application of mixed methodologies to increase the productivity of an agro-industrial company
The agroindustry is one of the sectors with the highest consolidated growth detected in recent years. In Peru, this sector is an essential part of the economy, contributing considerably to the PIB and generating many jobs per year. Therefore, comp... -
Increased Operational efficiency in an SME in the textile industry through a production model based on Lean, TPM, and SLP tools
The textile sector is positioned as one of the industries that generate a great economic impact in Peru, in addition to being a generator of many sources of work. However, in recent years there has been a low production efficiency in companies rel... -
Optimal Exponentially Weighted Moving Average Of T2 Chart
We propose a chart for normal variables that uses a statistic that is a recursive form of Hotelling’s T2 statistic. The objective of this study is to improve the performance of the T2 chart. To analyse the performance of this chart, we have develo... -
Productive Innovation and Technology Transfer Center Design to reduce Technological Gaps in agro-export companies in Lambayeque Department
The word Technology Gap refers to the difference between the technologies that a company has and the technologies that it could have. This gap can manifest itself in several aspects, such as the efficiency of business processes, the ability to com... -
Influence of Culture Conditions on the Growth of Red Macroalgae. A systematic review
The objective of the research is to provide information on the culture conditions that influence the growth of red macroalgae. A systematic review was developed selecting 19 articles, they were distributed according to the specific objectives: rep... -
Towards a Knowledge Management Maturity Model for Research and Development Centers: a conceptual approach
Knowledge management as a line of research within the framework of management sciences has become an area of transversal interest for organizations, especially those that base their strategy on research, development and innovation (R+D+i) activi... -
Soil zoning for foundation purposes in a population center in the Selva Alta del Huallaga, Peru
Population growth, access to services to achieve a better quality of life, access to employment and other factors have led to rapid urbanization in inadequate and overburdened sites in Latin American countries. The 2030 agenda aims to achieve sust... -
Culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in the agri-food industry. An overall review.
The culture of entrepreneurship and innovation are synergistic elements that accompany business success at all levels, which have assumed a relevant role in the food industry, considered one of the sectors with contributions in health, nutrition a... -
Production management model under the Lean approach to reduce the waste rate in the manufacturing process of SMEs in the cercamic sector
Ceramic manufacturing plants base their operations around continuous and automated production, prioritizing the proper maintenance of machines to avoid production losses. In this sense, this research focuses on reducing defective products since it... -
Lean Management model to improve production efficiency in an MYPE in the textile sector
In Peru, the textile sector represents 6.3% of GDP within the manufacturing sector, being one of the most important in our country. Peru is considered one of the main exporters of organic pima cotton, however, the main problem in the textile secto... -
Lean Logistic and Supplier Relationship Management to reduce stockouts in a Graphic Industry
The publishing sector in recent years experienced problems in the supply of its main raw material due to its scarcity, paper, considerably affecting production and meeting market demand, generating losses for SMEs in the sector. Based on this, red... -
Lean production model to increase the level of service in a rubber industry SME
Companies in the rubber sector face a high rate of non-delivery of complete and on-time orders, even earlier, which intensified with the pandemic. The need for more resources such as rubber, kaolin, or sulfur, which are essential for the productio... -
Warehouse management model based on Lean Warehousing to improve perfect order fulfillment in a pharmaceutical warehouse
This study focuses on the correct service management of pharmaceutical warehouse processes since an excellent level of service is required in the correct distribution of orders without interrupting the flow of deliveries to customers. This problem... -
Improvement model to reduce defective parts in the hinge line of a Peruvian metalworking SME using lean manufacturing tools
There are immeasurable small and medium-sized enterprises distributed all over the world that in some cases have certain occupational and financial limits. In turn, they contribute significantly to the economy of each country. Among the main secto... -
A systematic review. Efficacy of natural coagulants in the treatment of domestic wastewater.
This review is based on the current problems experienced by the contamination of domestic wastewater, which has been increasing over the years and by the increase in population, affecting the environment, mainly water. Thus, the proposal to use na... -
Production management model based on LEAN, TPM, DDMRP, and change management tools to reduce lead times in an SME in the garment manufacturing sector
Currently, SMEs are unable to meet the needs of customers, presenting problems for the delivery of complete orders on time. Based on an analysis of continuous improvement tools and integration of change management within the organization, a new pr... -
Socioeconomic inequality and its association with traffic accidents in Great Santiago, Chile
In the present study, we investigate the relationship between different dimensions that define socioeconomic inequality and the rate of traffic accidents that occurred in the 34 communes of Great Santiago, Chile in the 2015-2019 period. First, glo... -
Sustainable development and fair trade-A systematic review of the main research published between 2010 and 2022
Currently, the impacts caused by sustainable development and fair trade in agriculture are favorable for the growth of production. The objective of this research was to determine the current trends on the commercial, environmental, and economic im... -
Pre-Fermentation of crushed Quebranta grape in the production of Pisco with separation of skins and seeds
In the conventional process of elaboration of Pisco in Peru, the first operations of destemming and pressing, mainly the last one, are carried out avoiding the possibility of tearing the seeds and skins of the grape, which could denature the Pisco... -
Digital competences in teachers of a Public University of Peru during the covid 19 pandemic
The covid 19 pandemic has led to various changes and an imminent adaptation, present in all sectors. One of them is education, by transferring the teaching-learning process from faceto-face classrooms to virtual ones, in this way university profes... -
Use of Pineapple Peel as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for the Manufacture of Hydrogels
Abstract– Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is one of the most consumed fruits worldwide. Its industrial processing generates a large amount of agri-food waste, and among these, the peel represents a high percentage. Pineapple peel is a rich source of ph...
