Marmon Group Offerings

Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is pleased to offer the Marmon Group of Companies access to expert training and resources focused on quality, lean, and safety to improve your manufacturing operations.

Since 2005, Purdue MEP has provided high-value, affordable solutions to help manufacturers increase profitability and maximize their success. With over $8 billion in economic impact, we help manufacturers streamline operations, attract and train talent, and adopt cutting-edge technologies, making them faster, smarter, and more sustainable. Visit us to find out more at www.mep.purdue.edu.

For specific questions regarding Purdue MEP's offerings for Marmon Group, reach out to Jeff Frost at jsfrost@purdue.edu. 

List of Offerings for Marmon Group:

Lean

• Kaizen Events – A Kaizen event, or a Kaizen blitz, is a focused short-term project to improve a process resulting in measured improvements accomplished with a cross-functional team.
• Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)/Quick Changeover – Significantly reduce time required for equipment changeovers.  Quicker changeovers can reduce manufacturing costs and increase flexibility.
• 5S System – Organize spaces so work can be performed efficiently, effectively, and safely with standardized procedures to maintain and control an organized workplace.
• Value Stream Mapping – Map current-state and future-state processes to better understand the total flow of a value stream, see sources of waste, and develop an improvement plan to maintain peak efficiency.
• Total Productive Maintenance – A structured approach to equipment maintenance that strives to achieve perfect production: zero unplanned equipment failures, zero small stops or slow running, zero defects, and zero accidents.
• Blue Belt – 12-day series delivered in 2-hour increments, incorporating practical Lean, Six Sigma, and Project Management training. Developed specifically for Marmon Group. Delivered online with a live instructor.

Quality

• Quality management system preparation and implementation for the following quality management standards in the form of internal audits, training for internal auditors or quality standards training.
  • ISO 9001
  • AS9100D
  • IATF 16949
  • ISO 13485
  • ISO 14001
  • ISO 45001
  • ISO 500001
• Quality System Gap Assessments - As quality management standards change, your QMS must also change. Purdue MEP’s QMS experts can perform QMS gap analyses to compare your current QMS to the current standard and identify specific updates needed.

Safety

• OSHA 10-Hour - Upon completion of all 10 hours of this workshop, participants will receive their OSHA 10 Card.
• OSHA 30-Hour - Upon completion of all 30 hours of this workshop, participants will receive their OSHA 30 Card.
• Safety Management System Assessment/Audit