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Regardless of the focus of your Tennessee business, UT CIS offers relevant and informative consulting and networking services to benefit your bottom line.
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UT CIS courses are available throughout the state. View our course schedule to see which will be available near you over the next several months.
Discover MoreWhether you want to improve productivity on the plant floor, comply with safety or environmental regulations, navigate the federal procurement process, introduce a new product, or improve your economic development potential, the University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services has the expertise to help you succeed.
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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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The Value of a Work Ethic Diploma
By Kenny Smith, Solutions Consultant Workforce is the number one priority on many, if not most, manufacturers' minds these days. Would you like employees who have a proven record of showing up on time, everyday? Employees who…
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Did you know that hackers can penetrate your IT network, gain access to production machine software and download a tampered program? That tampered program could instruct your equipment to change one very small detail during a…
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Michael Beane – UT CIS West TN Quality Management Systems Resource Concurrent experience in creation, administration, training, registration, auditing, and consulting of ISO 9001, AS 9100, and ISO 13485 systems since 1995 in…
Read MoreTop Skills That Your Supervisors Must Have
Being a first level supervisor can be a difficult, demanding, and challenging job. A typical manufacturing supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day performance of a group of production employees. Often, the supervisor has…
Read MoreFour 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…
Read More2019 Economic Forecast
Dr. Matt Murray, associate director of the UT Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research recently spoke to the East Tennessee Industrial Council (ETIC) hosted by the Center for Industrial Services. ETIC is comprised of…
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