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MEP Success Stories from Tennessee

Six Sigma Green and Black Belt Training Continues to Drive Improvement

Reported Year

2021

A long-term TMEP customer, Mohawk Industries started their continuous improvement journey over ten years ago. As the company continued to grow, they recognized that optimizing production for new products would take time while also requiring flexibility and agility and were committed to providing employees the tools necessary to identify quality

ISO 9001 Registration to Support Growth

Reported Year

2020

In 2019, TN MEP, part of the MEP National Network™, was contacted by eSpin President Jayesh Doshi to discuss assistance with implementing a quality management system. At the time, eSpin was not registered to ISO standards; they had started the registration process several times and developed a quality manual and several procedures but had not

Improved Problem Solving Skills Leads to Customer Retention

Reported Year

2020

During the company’s transition audit from TS16949 to IATF16949:2016, opportunities for improvement were noted in the areas of problem solving, statistical process control and incorporation of the new risk management requirements. The customer was having quality issues with two key customers and recognized that their employees would benefit from