About TAP

The Purdue University Technical Assistance Program (TAP) provides high-value solutions to increase profitability for Indiana businesses, and to improve the productivity of the state and local government. Operating from eight statewide offices, the program utilizes Purdue University faculty, students, and staff.

Since Purdue TAP began more than a quarter century ago, the program has assisted approximately 19,000 organizations and trained more than 50,000 employees.  Thousands of Hoosier jobs have been added or saved in direct response to Purdue TAP's technical assistance, performance improvement, and technology adoption initiatives. Projects can cover a variety of areas including: 

Business Management 
Activity-based costing guidance
Budgeting guidance 
Engineering economics
Expansion/retraction decision factors
Forecasting guidance 
Profitability considerations
Strategic Planning 
Venture capital investments

Manufacturing
Advanced process control
Automation
Electrical issues
Mechanical issues 
Processing issues

Materials & Chemistry
Composite properties
Corrosion analysis
Counterfeit identification
Environmental safety
Heat treating
Material characterization & selection
Polymer & monomer properties
Product evaluation and testing
Product failure analysis
Properties analysis
Solder & weld recommendation
VOC issues 

Product Validation & Applied Engineering
Acoustics
Aerodynamics
Circuit and electronic design
Design input and review
Finite element analysis
Fluid dynamics
Heat and power issues
Human factors
Problem solving
Product evaluation and testing
Rapid prototyping
Reverse engineering 
Sensor use & application
Thermodynamics
Wireless systems

Productivity & Process Optimization
Distribution & logistics
Plant layout
Scheduling
Sourcing & make/buy decisions
Statistical analyses
Warehouse management

Quality Assurance
Data analysis for processes and products
Data trending
Experiment design
Quality control techniques application
Sampling and sample size calculations
Survey design and analysis 

Use the Contact Us form to inquire about a Faculty Assistance Project.