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MEP Success Stories from Alabama

ATN Training Leads to Retained and Increased Sales for Alabama Specialty Products, Inc.

Reported Year
2023
ASPI first approached ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, for training and education related guidance for their machinists and supervisors. They needed operator training to teach employees how to read CNC programs and setup training for building tools, setting offsets, and making offset adjustments. ASPI wanted their employees to be able to

ISO 9001 Implementation: The Precise Foundation for Smith and Company, LLC

Reported Year
2023
As a new company starting operations in 2021, Smith and Company, LLC, decided to target the goal of obtaining the ISO 9001 standard to better position themselves in the marketplace with aims of continuously improving customer satisfaction, maintaining and capturing new business, and improving overall quality operational efficiencies. ATN, part of

Internship Program Builds Results for BLOX

Reported Year
2023
In the summer of 2021, BLOX collaborated with ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, to participate in the esteemed internship program offered through the Alabama Productivity Center (APC) at The University of Alabama. Handpicked for their expertise, four talented interns joined the company, three of whom were operations management majors and one

Branham Accessories Takes Lean Journey

Reported Year
2022
Branham came to ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, needing help organizing their overall business operations. The company had an inventory system, but it wasn’t being fully utilized. As new inventory came in, their current system was lacking in housing and distribution efficiency. Inventory would often remain in one area for an extended length

ATN's Lean Tools: The Right Formula for Johnson Labs

Reported Year
2022
After handling the company business for over 30 years Louis Johnson turned operations over to his wife Karla. Karla recognized that a major workplace reorganization was needed to run the business efficiently. Due to the lack of workplace organization, valuable space could not be utilized for testing new products and processing orders more

Precision Electric Coil Winds in New Sales with ISO Assistance

Reported Year
2022
Precision Electric Coil initially engaged with ATN by requesting assistance with an internal audit of their ISO Quality Management System. Precision Electric Coil is certified to the ISO 9001-2015 international quality management standard and one of the requirements for certification is to conduct an internal audit of the company’s processes. With

ATN Steers Marine Joiner Toward New and Retained Sales

Reported Year
2021
Outfitters International and ATN, part of the MEP National Network™, have a well-established relationship that began four years ago. Since Outfitters International is ISO 9001 certified, they needed support for the maintenance of their internal quality management system. Their ISO representative who was with the company when they originally

Continual Improvement Plan Achieves Results for Process Barron

Reported Year
2021
Process Barron had created a continuous improvement plan which they referred to as the 2020 Strategic Initiative-VELOCITY. The plan focused on operational efficiencies to continuously improve customer satisfaction levels, maintain current sales, and increase new sales.

Dwell and Decor Continues Improvement with Planned Reduction in Greenhouse Gases

Reported Year
2021
Dwell and Decor, formerly Plantation Patterns, like most manufacturers, is a generator of greenhouse gases and thus has an impact on possible climate change. One of Dwell and Decor's major customers is a “big box” retailer who has committed to the Carbon Disclosure Project, an international reporting group that encourages disclosure of the

Lean Training and Kaizen Events lead to Retained Sales and Cost Savings for Aker Solutions

Reported Year
2021
The Aker Solutions US team had been given a mandate to achieve 30% in cost savings within the current operating year. It quickly became apparent that to reach the aggressive goal, all levels of the organization would need to understand and demonstrate an awareness of continuous improvement techniques. There would also need to be a team of employees
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