Celebrating 60 Years
of Service and Innovation
Discover More
Connex Tennessee
We invite you to join CONNEX™ Tennessee, a cloud-based platform, which allows all Tennessee manufacturers to visualize supply chain risk, search for qualified suppliers, and discover new business opportunities.Click "Discover More" below to get started today!
Discover More
How Can Our Team Help?
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.
Meet Our Solutions Consultants
Recent Posts
PTAC Client Highlight: Skilled Workforce
This article is a follow up to the 2019 UT CIS article. In 2019, UT CIS interviewed Abe Mbow, co-founder of Skilled Workforce and a Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) client in Nashville. Skilled Workforce is a labor…
Read MoreWest Tennessee: What Topics Would You Like Training On?
In order to better serve the needs of our regional industries, UT CIS would like your feedback regarding the subjects your company would be interested in learning more about. Your feedback will be used to prioritize regional…
Read MoreDo Business with Tennessee State Parks
In order to promote and encourage contractors and vendors from across the state to register to do business with any state agency, Tennessee State Parks will be conducting business fairs to facilitate the registration of…
Read MoreDeloitte: Manufacturing’s Future Depends on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
According to the experts at Deloitte, manufacturer adoption of a purposeful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (or “DEI”) initiative is quickly becoming a differentiator not only in the heightening competition for labor – but in the…
Read MoreManufacturing Institute Report: Top Contributors to Employee Engagement & Retention
In response to growing concerns over talent attraction and retention across all industries – including manufacturing – the Manufacturing Institute partnered with the American Physiological Association to conduct a robust survey…
Read MoreNo-Cost ISO 14001 Program Implementation
UT CIS is seeking companies interested in implementing an ISO 14001 program at their facility. We have limited funds to develop and implement an ISO 14001 program at Tennessee facilities at no cost to the organization. This…
Read More