Mary Holcomb
Education:
1992-University of Tennessee, Ph.D.
Logistics and Transportation, Industrial Operations minor
1990-University of Tennessee, M.B.A.
Logistics and Transportation
1986-University of Tennessee, B.S.B.A.
Logistics and Transportation
Research focus: Logistics/Network Design
Telephone: 865.974.1658
E-mail: mholcomb@utk.edu
Dr. Holcomb is an Associate Professor of Logistics. Her teaching interest includes logistics and supply chain principles and analytical methods. Her research interests focus on two related areas of strategic logistics and supply chain management: process design and metrics. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Business Logistics, Transportation Journal, and Supply Chain Management Review. Her professional career involved some eighteen years at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in transportation research and policy issues for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Holcomb’s background also consists of varied industry experience with Milliken & Company, the former Burlington Northern Railroad, General Motors, and two years of collaborative research with Procter & Gamble. She is on the editorial review board for Quality Management Journal, and is a former editor of the Transportation Energy Data Book.