The Kelley Manufacturing Center for Excellence coordinates its activities with a number of leading schools and degree programs including the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology’s Transportation and Autonomous Systems Institute (TASI) and the IU O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Manufacturing Policy Initiative.
O’Neill is among the top-ranked public affairs schools in the country. Its Manufacturing Policy Initiative studies challenges facing the U.S. manufacturing sector, assesses public policies that impact the industry, and identifies policy options for enhancing this vital component of the U.S. economy.
The initiative serves as a source of objective, state-of-the-art information; offers analysis and recommendations on public policy issues affecting U.S. manufacturing; and is a resource for policy makers, manufacturers, the workforce, and other academics.
The Kelley Manufacturing Center for Excellence similarly coordinates its activities with a number of leading Indiana manufacturing profession organizations including Conexus Indiana and the Indiana Manufacturers Association (IMA). Conexus, founded by a group of industry leaders and part of the CEOs of Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), maintains and grows Indiana’s competitive advantage as a global advanced manufacturing powerhouse and logistics hub. Formed in 1901, the IMA is the second oldest manufacturers association in the country and the only trade association in Indiana that exclusively focuses on manufacturing. The Indiana Manufacturers Association is dedicated to advocating for a business climate that creates, protects, and promotes quality manufacturing jobs in Indiana.