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The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services provides consulting solutions to help companies improve and grow. The UT CIS philosophy is to assess the company needs and provide only services that are value added. We utilize the most experienced consultants and most recent technologies. Resources with industry experience and University professors are available through the coordination of CIS Solutions Consultants as needed.
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How Can the Tennessee Language Center (TLC) Help Your Business?
UT CIS is one of the six agencies of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (UT IPS). The Tennessee Language Center (TLC) is another such agency of UT IPS that can help your organization grow and stay…
Read MoreLabor Availability in Tennessee
By George Aslinger, UT CIS Solutions Consultant I recently read an article titled, "Opinion: How COVID Inspired a New Generation of Entrepreneurs", and it got me thinking about Tennessee's workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Labor…
Read MoreStudent Projects
By Bill Hicks, UT CIS Solutions Consultant Our Center works closely with the Tickle College of Engineering at the University of Tennessee Knoxville to bring solutions to our clients’ problems. One of the ways that we do so is by…
Read MoreWhat Makes a Good Pretreatment Program?
By Dr. Larry Moore, UT CIS Consultant A good pretreatment program is one that protects the city’s wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) from the wide array of pollutants that can be discharged in…
Read MoreThe Power of Lean Six Sigma
By Greg Ford, UT CIS Manufacturing Consultant Resource Background Today’s companies are looking for ways to continuously improve their products and services. The complexity of today’s business world and the need to meet…
Read More2021 Summer Youth Work-Based Learning Program
WHAT: Subsidized summertime workers for your enterprise WHO: Eligible Out-of-School youth ages 16-24 and In-School youth ages 14-21 WHEN: 7 May 2021 to 31 August 2021 WHERE: All public, non-profit, or private work sites in the…
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