Client Testimonials

Thousands of companies and non-profit groups have become more productive and more competitive through ATAC's assistance over its more than 30-year history. Those firms have benefitted in various ways -- from cost savings, to improvements in efficiency and operations, increased sales and profits, to increased job satisfaction among their employees. Following are some of the things our clients have said about our assistance:

“Once we tried it, we quickly saw how TWI can help us in not only conducting our training more quickly and efficiently, but we also saw how it tremendously boosts quality, aids in standardizing our manufacturing process and the transfer of job skills knowledge, as well as increases employee morale.”
    -- Cohen Vickers, Lean Facilitator, AmTech, Alexander City, AL (pdf format)

“We are seeing production lead and cycle times being reduced on our assembly lines in almost daily increments. Along with lead and cycle time improvements, we are reducing waste and creating more efficient product flow through the manufacturing processes. Every unit that ATAC has worked with us on has shown dramatic improvement. This is a momentum that we want to continue.”
    -- Eric Scott, Production Control Manager, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Troy, AL (pdf format)

“We looked at Lean from a number of different sources under a number of different names. What ultimately sold us on ATAC are its hands-on approach . . . . By simply making changes in the way product flows through the assembly area, we immediately improved efficiency.”
    -- Dennis Webster, President and CEO, Bush Hog®, Selma, AL (pdf format)

“We have employed Six Sigma projects on a number of our process areas, and through partnering with ATAC, we have trained some 70 green and black belts within our company. The improvements that we’ve achieved through applying Six Sigma in our Jackson (Ala.) paper mill have been noticed and are now being applied in other Boise facilities.”
    -- Marty Parker, Boise Inc. (pdf format)

“We had to develop some formal structure. Auburn and the ATN had the expertise and resources that enabled us to do this thoroughly and within a desirable scope of time. It’s a complete success story all the way.”
    -- Marty Clark, General Manager, SEA Wire & Cable, Inc. (pdf format)

“With a Lean philosophy, we are able to provide top quality products at competitive prices. By driving waste out of the system, we have controlled costs and thus positioned our business to serve customers at a value -- high quality at competitive pricing -- that is highly desired.”
    -- Brian Jones, Wedge Manufacturing (pdf format)

“We needed to have operating standards, but we did not have the expertise and manpower in house to help us develop them. (Working with ATAC) We actually were able to meet our need in a quick and timely manner for less cost than any other option we considered."
    -- Hugh Buford, General Manager, Jo-Ann (pdf format)

“We have seen improvements in our marketing and sales, in our employee morale and effectiveness, increased participation by all of our employees in the customer service areas, and we are seeing our own costs improving,”
     -- Brent Dickey, General Manager, Curtis Company, Montgomery, AL (pdf format)

“We spent a lot of hours on training, program improvement and auditing our process. It challenged our employees to be attentive to customer service and to develop ways to improve quality. To cultivate this kind of thinking among your employees is necessary and vital to staying in business.”
    -- Roy Patterson III, Owner, Patterson Machine, Inc., Union Grove, AL (pdf format)

“ The TPM experience really opened our eyes. Not only did it meet our initial hope, but it produced many side benefits that were not even anticipated.”
    -- Mike Bell, Vice President of Manufacturing, Standard Furniture, Bay Minette & Frisco City, AL (pdf format)

“We began to see that significant improvements could be made -- and to the benefit of the company’s bottom line as well as employee job satisfaction,”
    -- Roger Hendrick, President, AmTech, Alexander City, AL (pdf format)

“We had looked at other consultants, but were discouraged by the time and cost that they required. ATAC greatly assisted us and we were completely satisfied with the timing and cost elements. We came up with the best solution right here in our own state.”
     -- Bob Burggrabe, Vice President of Operations, Mann’s Bait Company, Eufaula, AL

“We know we have an ally at Auburn [ATAC].”
    -- Ellen Ellis Burkett, Vice President of Sales, Priester’s Pecans, Fort Deposit, AL

“For a long time we knew we needed to automate several of our labor intensive processes to remain competitive and grow. Outside engineering firms were fixed on their ideas, most of which were prohibitively expensive. ATAC listened carefully to Alto’s experience and developed a simple cost affordable solution.
   -- Ray Engel, Alto Products, Atmore, AL

“The recommendations made by ATAC allowed us to maximize our shipping and warehousing capabilities, and therefore become an even more competitive company.”
  -- John Elliott, Engineering Director, Golden Flake, Birmingham, AL

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