John T. Mentzer
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Dr. John T. (Tom) Mentzer (born December 7, 1951 in Harpers Ferry, WV) is the Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business Policy in the Department of Marketing, Logistics and Transportation at the University of Tennessee. He has written more than 100 papers and articles, which have appeared in the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of MacroMarketing, Industrial Marketing Management, the Journal of Marketing Education, the Columbia Journal of World Business, Research in Marketing, Social Indicators Research, the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Materials Management, the Journal of Business Logistics, the Logistics and Transportation Review, Transportation Journal, the Journal of Business Research, Advances in Business Research, the Journal of Forecasting, the Journal of Business Forecasting, and numerous conference proceedings. He has co-authored three books: SIMULATED PRODUCT SALES FORECASTING, MARKETING TODAY, and READINGS IN MARKETING TODAY and edited the monograph MARKETING EDUCATION SOFTWARE. His research has focused on the contribution of marketing and logistics to customer satisfaction and strategic advantage; the application of computer decision models to marketing, logistics, and forecasting; and the management of the sales forecasting function.
Professor Mentzer serves on the editorial review boards of the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Materials Management, Logistics Information Management, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, the Journal of Business Logistics, and Supply Chain Management Review, and is an occasional reviewer for the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Forecasting, Operations Research, and the Journal of Business Research. He previously served as editor of the Systems Section of the Journal of Business Logistics. He presently serves on the Executive Committee of the Council of Logistics Management, is President of the Board of Directors of the Sheth Foundation, and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Marketing Science Foundation. He was formerly President and Vice President for Programs of the Academy of Marketing Science and is a Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Marketing Science - a distinction granted to less than 20 scholars worldwide. He previously served on the Collegiate Council of the American Marketing Association.
Professor 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 fifty corporations and government agencies, is on the boards of directors of several corporations, and previously worked for General Motors Corporation.
He is married Brenda Mentzer. They have 2 daughters, Ashley (November 30, 1983) and Erin (October 14, 1985). They reside in Knoxville, TN.
