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Discover MoreThe 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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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 safe.…
Read MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 MoreBy 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 and/or…
Read Moreby Chuck Gluck, UT CIS Safety Consultant As our lives start to return to normal after more than a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, I encourage everyone to take a look at the status of their certification. Coronavirus safety…
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