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Transportation and Logistics Collaborative

TLC aims to be a leading contributor to education, research, and benchmarking for executive leadership in the logistics profession. The collaborative works explicitly to support economic development efforts within the field of transportation and logistics in Tennessee and beyond.

The collaborative seeks to:

  • Be the first point of contact for information, education, and research in logistics and transportation in Tennessee.
  • Act as a repository of information concerning the different facets of the discipline.
  • Engage in partnerships that achieve excellence by solving real-world problems that achieve bottom-line impact; graduate students with real-world project experience; produce cutting-edge research that is relevant, applicable, and impactful; and leverage intellectual and monetary capital among partnering organizations through its research efforts.

Founding members of TLC include:

Faculty

Andrew Balthrop

Andrew Balthrop

Assistant Professor

balthrop@utk.edu

John Bell

John Bell

John H. "Red" Dove Professor of Supply Chain Management, R. Stanley Bowden II Faculty Research Fellow

865-974-8397

Yemisi Bolumole

Yemisi Bolumole

Ryder Professor of Supply Chain Management

865-974-5311

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Thomas Goldsby

Thomas Goldsby

Dee & Jimmy Haslam Chair of Supply Chain, David P. Perrot Supply Chain Management Faculty Fellow

865-974-8010

Don Maier

Don Maier

Associate Professor of Practice

865-974-5311

Lance Saunders

Lance Saunders

Jerry & Suzanne Ratledge Professor of Supply Chain Management, Vallett Family Faculty Fellow

865-974-3780

Alex Scott

Alex Scott

Gerald T. Niedert Professor

865-974-5311

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Ted Stank

Ted Stank

Harry J. & Vivienne R. Bruce Chair of Excellence

865-974-5311

Jeff Trombly

Jeff Trombly

Clinical Assistant Professor

865-360-6202