TAP has assisted hundreds of Indiana companies with advanced manufacturing and logistics issues since 1986. Through TAP, your business can take advantage of the experience and knowledge of Purdue faculty, graduate assistants, and professional staff. TAP staff visit over 200 companies each year to provide confidential assistance. Up to five days of Purdue input is available at no cost for qualifying projects. Extended on-site work can be quoted.

Intermediate term applied research projects are available through the Center for Advanced Manufacturing.

Mark Lehto, associate professor of industrial engineering has extensive manufacturing experience and directs our industrial engineering group that works with dozens of Indiana companies each year.

Common requests include:

• Lean manufacturing
• Logistics and supplier chain management
• Distribution resource planning
• Assembly and process automation
• Warehouse management
• Manufacturing cost reduction
• Improvement of quality systems

Mark Lehto, associate professor of the School of Industrial Engineering.

Please contact us to discuss assistance from TAP.