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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Management of Stakeholders that Resist Realization of a Project in Cartagena- Colombia
At present, a fundamental factor for the success of the projects is the satisfaction of the needs and expectations of the interested parties, since they are the ones who provide the resources, present the needs for the realization of the projects,... -
Investigative competencies of Industrial Engineering students. Exploratory study
This article presents the results of an exploratory study on the development of investigative skills in students of different cycles of the Industrial Engineering career. Various models of investigative competencies are presented, but the one by V... -
Implementation of a manual of policies and procedures for the administration and control of inventory through the 5s methodology in a recycling company
In this investigation, we sought to solve a problem that concerns a large part of the recycling companies in the world, which consists of the lack of procedures for the control and management of inventories this problem has caused Ecorexcicle S.A.... -
Characterizing the behaviour towards traditional foods of school children in Guasaganda, Cotopaxi-Ecuador
Healthy eating behaviours are of particular interest to nutrition education. In Ecuador, children in rural areas are the main concern because they carry a higher burden of malnutrition compared to urban areas. In this study, we grouped rural child... -
Design of a Governance and Management System (SGG) for the Carrying out of Degree Projects in a University of the Colombian Caribbean
In the present degree work, the design of a SGG was carried out for the realization of degree projects (PG) in the Petrochemical Programs of the University of Cartagena. A SWOT analysis made it possible to identify the main weaknesses and threats ... -
Implementation of Lean Manufacturing to improve the performance of the dispatch process in the dispatch area of agro-export companies
In the present investigation, the main objective was to implement lean manufacturing to improve the performance of the dispatch process and as specific objectives, it was to carry out a diagnosis of the performance of the dispatch process, to elab... -
Artificial Intelligence and Criminal Justice: A systematic review of the scientific literature
The objective of the study is to publicize the current state of the application of Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice in comparative law. Describe which justice actors and operators apply it, and to account for the motivation for its use ... -
Potential Solutions for Power System Impacts due to Power System Impacts due to Very Large Scale Photovoltaic
Solar Photo Voltaic System (SPVS) is rapidly growing and decreasing PV panel prices, with great technology advances in inverter and controller design. The variable power generation and its non-dispatch of PV (photovoltaic cells) affects the reliab... -
Analysis of motivation and labor performance with a gender approach: the case of a commercial company
Motivation is the impulse that moves the behavior of workers towards personal and organizational objectives, so it must be measured in terms of job performance to determine performance objectively. In this article, this phenomenon was analyzed thr... -
Designing an advanced electrodialysis water treatment system to produce drinking water
The semi-arid climate conditions in the Chanduy community, province of Santa Elena (Ecuador), coupled with a significant deficit in drinking water coverage, are leading to severe water shortages. New approaches are needed to reduce the high natura... -
Mobile robotic platform IoT-based for LP gas detection
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolutionary technological paradigm that has enabled communication with a large number of devices over the Internet. This article presents the design through the V-type methodology of a mobile robot that uses IoT... -
Relationship between imports and business intelligence in the industrial sector, Chepén in 2022
The forms of commercialization of the industrial company have evolved. In such a way that they must know the best option of Supplier Countries. That is why the main objective of this research is to determine the relationship between imports and bu... -
ADVANCED TREATMENT OF FORMATION WATERS FROM THE OIL INDUSTRY TO MITIGATE CORROSION
Corrosion in pipelines and metallic components translates into high maintenance costs in the oil industry, reaching a loss of USD 7,000 million annually. One of the leading causes of corrosion occurs due to the contact of formation water with pote... -
Design of a Controller for Voltage Regulation in a Hybrid UAV
We propose a power control system for a UAV based on a bidirectional Buck-Boost converter. The control technology proposed switching a MOSFET to regulate the current by employing an internal PI control and external control to regulate the DC bus v... -
An Approach to Motivate and Improve Learning in Beginning Engineering Students Beginning Engineering Students A comparative experimentation in robotic arm control using robotic arm control using Matlab and Arduino.
Abstract- This article develops the simulation of the control of a robotic arm of articulated structure with rotary movement and linear displacement as a means of learning and motivation for beginner students in engineering. For which Matlab were ... -
Analysis of the location criteria used for an optimal location of charging stations for electric cars through ArcGIS
The location and capacity of charging stations influence the growth of the electric vehicle industry, since they offer users adequate station locations that consider the shortest distance traveled and maximum service capacity. For this reason, in ... -
Heavy metal(loid)s pollution indices and strategies for contaminants mitigation in crops near La Independencia community in Ponce Enriquez, southern Ecuador
Contamination by heavy metal(loid)s is one of the most evident problems in the areas of mining influence. In Ecuador, this problem has persisted for several years in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) districts such as Ponce Enriquez. To evalu... -
Comparison of PO methods for MPPT in a real system with a synchronous buck converter
En este trabajo se presentan diferentes algoritmos de seguimiento del punto de máxima potencia (maximum power point tracking, MPPT), todos basados en el método de Perturbar y Observar (PO) e implementados en un sistema solar fotovoltaico (solar ... -
Instability in suspensions oscillating along narrow channels
The addition of solid particles to a fluid can change significantly the way it flows. This is important in several practical situations like landslides produced by heavy rain, waste treatment and blood flow. In some cases, the presence of solid pa... -
Financial Management and its Relationship with Sales Management in the Mypes Barranca, Huaura and Huaral - Peru.
Abstract: The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between financial management and sales management in micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in the provinces of Barranca, Huaura and Huaral in Peru. To achieve this objective, a ... -
Management skills and their relationship with the competitive advantage of the Mypes Barranca, Huaura and Huaral - Peru.
The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between the managerial skills of MSME managers and the competitive advantage of the companies. The study sample is composed of companies located in the provinces of Barranca, Huaura an... -
Comparison Between the Branch and Bound and Evolutionary Algorithms to Solve the Classic Vehicle Routing Problem Known as VRP
The routing model solution is an algorithmic challenge that seeks to optimize delivery routes to minimize the associated costs. Linear programming is a classical method proposed to find the minimum cost routes. Alternatively, heuristic and metaheu... -
Evaluation of the Effects of using Central Pattern Generators to Synchronize the Undulating Motion of a Bio-Inspired Robotic Fin Testbed
Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) with bio-inspired fin propulsion systems have captivated the interest of many researchers in recent years, particularly because such systems provide higher dexterity and energy efficiency, and less environment p... -
Human resources and their relationship with innovation in the Mype of Barranca, Huaura and Huaral – Peru.
This research established the relationship between human resources and innovation, focusing on three dimensions of human resources: planning, integration and development, and two dimensions of innovation: talent and digital technology for Mype ent... -
Management skills and their relationship with the sales environment of the Mype Barranca, Huaura and Huaral - Perù.
The present research had the objective of analyzing the relationship between the managerial skills of the leaders of the Mypes and the sales environment of the companies, focusing on the dimensions of customer service, relationship building and ma... -
Educación de calidad en Colombia: Del ODS 4 rezagado a la Agenda 2030 incluyente
Colombia ranks sixth among 24 countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Despite its preferential position in the region, Colombia has not met any of the seventeen SDGs. In this context of Sustain... -
Artificial intelligence tutoring versus tutoring with experts in learning the preclinical and clinical areas of medicine
The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of working with tutorials using Artificial Intelligence versus tutoring with an expert in the subject of Pharmacology in preclinical and clinical areas in a sample of 100 sixth and tenth... -
Medical Supply Management in Ecuador during COVID-19: A novel approach from Twitter
Historically, the management of medical supplies in Ecuador has represented an obstacle in the timely treatment of diseases due to the insufficiency of these [1]–[4]. This situation worsened in early 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Consequen... -
Biomechanical model analysis guide with open source software for educational purposes
In Central America the implementation of biomechanical model analysis is well known to be a brand-new branch of science. The whole region has been working these studies from a qualitative point of view, which in most of the pathological cases is e... -
Development and Implementation of a Wireless Telemetry System for a Mechanical Rover Prototype
This paper outlines the design, development, testing, and deployment of a telemetry system aboard Vaughn College’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) rover to collect information on the environment, rover, and drivers’ status. Developing thi... -
Greenhouse gas emissions from domestic electricity consumption and comparison with an alternative solar electricity generation
The use of conventional energy sources represents a problem due to its high GHG emission, therefore the implementation of renewable energy resources manifests a solution to this problem. The course work was developed in the city of Arequipa taking... -
Statistical analysis of the process architecture through a computational tool
The objective of the work is to evaluate the architecture of the judicial services management process of the Judicial Branch of Colombia through the analysis of factors that are considered critical for its performance. For the construction of the ... -
Transitioning an offline distillation column to a WebLab: defining safe operational conditions and remote experiments
WebLab, Lab-on-Web, or e-science means access to real labs and devices through the Internet. The goal is to enable interactivity with devices, control and monitoring, and cooperative work. Therefore, this work aims to present the DistLab, a distil...
