Problem Solved: The IISE Podcast

Elizabeth Grimes: Across
industries, teams everywhere are

solving big complex challenges.

But how can the people doing
this groundbreaking work get a

platform to share how they did it?

The IISE Innovation Cup sponsored by
the University of Tennessee Knoxville, a

global competition where teams showcase
real results and the real impact of

industrial and systems engineering
at work in their organization.

On this episode of Problem Solved,
we hear from four voices taking

us inside the Innovation Cup.

Committee member Tom Mazzone, sharing
the importance behind the cup.

Tom Mazzone: I think the world is
changing and the Innovation Cup

is really an opportunity to help
the organization to adapt to a

world that is being fundamentally
impacted by changes in technology.

Elizabeth Grimes: 2025 Gold
and Silver team members Aniket

Ramekar and Rishabh Bhandawat..

Aniket Ramekar: Our objective was
to replace the static door signs

with dynamic digital door signs
to improve real time communication

and reduce all the manual steps.

Rishabh Bhandawat: Innovation
doesn't always mean big tech.

It can be re-imagining,
rethinking existing problems.

Elizabeth Grimes: Finally, Bill Harrington
on what makes a winning submission

and how your team can stand out.

Aniket Ramekar: Kind of some tips
and tricks along the way, but four

basic criteria of the challenge.

Elizabeth Grimes: Don't miss
this episode of Problem Solved.