Who We Are

The Mid-South Quality Productivity Center (MSQPC) is a partnership of the Greater Memphis Chamber and Southwest Tennessee Community College with a mission to champion market excellence. We are also a Tennessee Board of Regents Center of Emphasis.

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Our Mission

To champion market excellence for organizations in Memphis, the Mid-South region, and globally, by offering Baldrige-based assessments, consulting, quality/productivity enhancements, corporate development and employee development.

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Upcoming Events

Jul 19

Leading Organizational Change

A one day course (7 hours) consisting lectures, worksheets, and role plays that will provide attendees with an in-depth appreciation of the change process and skills a leader needs to apply to himself and those impacted by implementing the change.   Learn More and sign up »
Jul 25

Minitab Basics - Introduction and Overview

The Quality Center now offers one-day training on Minitab, one of the leading tools for data analysis and information management. In a June 2013 article, CNBC cites that data analysts are one of the most sought-after positions in business today.  "The desire on the enterprise side to find truly qualified data scientists has resulted in almost open headcount," said Rob ... Learn More and sign up »
Aug 14

4 Disciplines of Execution

In one day learn to distinguish the important from the wildly important goals of your work. Appreciate the importance of staying aligned with the mission of the organization. Develop measurements for your goals and a plan to implement them. Receive and practice with tools to accomplish your goals. Learn More and sign up »

Recent News

MSQPC's Memphis Lean Six Sigma Institute Awards Black Belts/White Belts at Smith & Nephew

Apr 08, 2013

On March 25, 2013, the Mid-South Quality Productivity Center (MSQPC) presented four Smith & Nephew employees with their Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification, indicating that they have mastered statistical methods to eliminate waste and improve efficiency in their organization’s processes.  Out of a class of 11 participants, these are the first to complete and defend their Lean Six Sigma Black belt projects.

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MSQPC attends Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Banquet

Mar 06, 2013

The non-profit Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence named 35 organizations 2012 award winners, with two earning the highest honor for performance excellence.  Bristol Tennessee Essential Services and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority were selected as Excellence Award recipients by the TNCPE Panel of Judges. TNCPE is Tennessee’s only state-wide quality program patterned on the national Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which was established by President Ronald Reagan in 1987.

 

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