Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. In 1980, Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. In 1981, he formed the Ackerman Company, a management advisory service.

In part 1 and 2 we learned about Dr. Speh growing up and getting into academia as a career . In this session we continue to learn about Speh the person, hear some of his life lessons, and learn about the outgrowth of logistics from marketing.

Dr. Tom Speh was an OG in the supply chain field. Learn a bit more about him in this session.

- Thank you for safe parents

- Not a motivated student

- Highschool does not have to shape your future.

- But having mentors can help your career

- Case Western Reserve (Father)

- Idols were Jim Brown (arguably one of the best greatest

- Michigan State

- University of Alabama could have been the academic logistics hub. Same with Oklahoma.

- The influence of James Alford Constantin, Jr. and Morris Mayer, Univ Alabama (deceased 2008)

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the UT Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor

Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his

Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics.

Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was recruited to Tennessee.

Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing and logistics strategy. His research 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 published more than 190 papers and articles, and nine books. Mentzer 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

John (Tom) Mentzer, was the University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Chancellor’s Professor and Harry J. and Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence in Business in the Department of Marketing and Logistics.

Mentzer taught at UT for more than 30 years. He received his master’s degree in marketing and a doctorate degree in both marketing and logistics from Michigan State. He taught at Virginia Tech for 15 years before he was recruited to Tennessee.

Mentzer was one of the country’s leading scholars in marketing and logistics strategy. His research 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 published more than 190 papers and articles, and nine books. Mentzer 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

Currently serving as Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Dr. John Langley, Jr. holds three degrees from Penn State. A BS degree in Mathematics, which was earned in 1967. An MBA with a concentration in Finance in 1969. A Ph.D. in the major field of Business Logistics with supporting fields of Quantitative Business Analysis and Econometrics was awarded in 1974.

John has been a faculty member for almost 50 years, teaching and conducting research in Marketing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In recognition of his professional standing, John received numerous awards. In 1993, the Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, for outstanding achievement in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. In 1992, the Outstanding Alumnus Award, Business Logistics Program from Penn State. In 2007, he was awarded Honorary Distinguished Logistics Professional by the American Society of Transportation & Logistics, AST&L.