MMA Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MMA-MEP is a non-profit division of MMA that provides services to help Mississippi manufacturers be globally competitive.
MMA-MEP is one of 51 state Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers funded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP). With our manufacturing experts and network of industry resources, we help manufacturers implement change that makes the significant difference between surviving and thriving. MMA-MEP is a catalyst for strengthening American manufacturing and accelerating its ongoing transformation into a more efficient and powerful engine of innovation driving economic growth and job creation. Our Community College and University based MMA-MEP Mississippi Centers provide small and medium-sized manufacturers the tools to innovate, create and retain jobs, increase profits, and save time and money. MMA-MEP provides a wide array of services to Mississippi manufacturers in the key areas of:
- Client Assessment Services
- Training
- Quality Product Suite
- Lean Product Suite
- Growth Services Product Suite
- Sustainability Services Suite
- Strategic/Business Management/Planning Services Suite
- Financial Analysis/Assistance Services Suite
- Technology Services/Product Development Suite
- Sales/Marketing/Business Development Services Suite
- Engineering Services/Plant Layout
- Information Technology (IT) Services
Resource Partners
- AccelerateMS
- Central Mississippi Planning & Development District
- Mississippi Partnership Development Area
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
- Mississippi Community Colleges
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Southern Mississippi Planning & Development District
- Three Rivers Planning and Development District
- South Delta Planning and Development Area
