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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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Recent Posts

Four Tips for Retaining New Associates

Hourly employee turnover cost is 16 percent of their salary. It costs roughly $4,659 to replace a $14/hr employee   Recent Bureau of Labor Statistics reports indicate that the unemployment rate is 3 percent with Tennessee…

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Continuous Improvement

  It can be overwhelming looking at the image above. There are many tools and philosophies that your company can utilize in working towards continuous improvement, but what are the best options for you and your organization? …

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Career Quest: Region's Largest Career Fair

  Would you like to participate in the region’s largest career fair?  CareerQuest-TN is an effort to give eighth through twelfth graders a chance to see what manufacturing is all about.  On April 11-12 we will bring thousands of…

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Interested in Energy Management? Consider the Southeast Energy Management Cohort

UT CIS has opportunities for two Tennessee Manufacturers to participate in our Southeast Energy Management Cohort. This program is heavily subsidized by the MEP partners, reducing the cost to the manufacturers by over 70%.  The…

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Smart Technologies

By Michael Codega, Solutions Consultant I recently conducted an internet search on “2019 manufacturing trends”. Each resulting article focused on the same concepts: automation, block chain, smart manufacturing, connected devices…

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Lean Leadership Qualities

Lean Leadership Qualities by Norma Wilcox, Solutions Consultant I recently came across an Industry Week article from 2013 which speaks to the importance of developing strong lean leaders. In the article, author and consultant,…

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