Welcome to The APC

The Alabama Productivity Center (APC), a nonprofit organization at the University of Alabama, works to improve Alabama companies’ quality, productivity, and competitiveness through the use of the University’s research and educational resources.

The mission of the Center is “to focus university resources on the enhancement of productivity and quality in Alabama firms through applied, problem-solving oriented research and technical assistance.” The center follows a “business model” that utilizes University graduate students, faculty, labs, and full-time professional field staff. Unlike many student-based outreach programs however, the center uses a managed approach to all projects; that is, the professional staff of the center is a key component of each project, ensuring that the project is managed in a business like way.

Alabama Productivity Center Services

We are dedicated to problem solving using professional field engineers and graduate student/faculty teams. Projects or endeavors may range from a few days to a year or more and cover everything from strategic management issues to shop-floor problems. These projects range in scope from fundamental investigations and background research, to detailed studies using the latest in computer resources and manufacturing technology. Listed below are the areas in which our projects often fall.