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Tom MentzerJohn T. Mentzer

Education:
1978-Michigan State University, Ph.D.
Marketing, Logistics and Psychometrics minors
1975-Michigan State University, M.B.A.
Marketing
1974-General Motors Institute, B.I.A.
Industrial Administration

Research focus: Marketing and Logistics Strategy

Telephone: 865.974.1652
E-mail: jmentzer@utk.edu

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Dr. John T. (Tom) Mentzer is the Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of Tennessee.  He has written more than 190 papers and articles, and eight books.  He was recognized in 1996 as one of the five most prolific authors in the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, and in 1999 as the most prolific author in the Journal of Business Logistics.  He was awarded the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Marketing Teacher Award in 2001.  His research has focused on the contribution of marketing and logistics to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage in supply chains; the application of computer decision models to marketing, logistics, and forecasting; and the management of the sales forecasting function.

He serves on the editorial review boards numerous journals and previously served as editor of the Systems Section of the Journal of Business Logistics.  He is a past president of the Council of Logistics Management, a past president of the Board of Directors of the Sheth Foundation, and served on the Board of Directors of the American Marketing Association Foundation.  He was formerly President and Chair of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Marketing Science, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science – a distinction granted to less than 40 scholars worldwide.   Dr. Mentzer was the 2004 recipient of the Council of Logistics Management Distinguished Service Award.
           
Dr. Mentzer has conducted numerous programs and work-shops for various segments of the business and government communities.  He has served as a consultant for over 100 corporations and government agencies, is on the boards of directors of several corporations, and previously worked for General Motors Corporation.