Dr. Terry Pohlen, Ph.D.,

University of North Texas

Biography:

Terrance L. Pohlen is currently an associate professor of logistics and the director, Center for Logistics Education and Research (CLER) at the University of North Texas.  Prior to accepting his faculty position, he completed twenty years of military service in logistics management with the U.S. Air Force. In his last position in the Air Force, Dr. Pohlen was the deputy comptroller for the Defense Supply Center, Columbus managing an annual budget exceeding $1.8 billion, affecting over 1.8 million items, and controlling the activities performed by over 2,500 personnel. 

Dr. Pohlen's research interests include the application of activity-based costing to logistics, supply chain metrics, the distribution and processing of recycled material, inventory management, forecasting and logistics planning.  His dissertation research specifically examined the effect of activity-based costing on logistics decision-making.  The research examined applications in nine major corporations and two defense distribution centers with annual sales ranging from $800 million to $2.5 billion.  The results provide insights into how firms should implement an ABC system, the considerations required for determining customer and supply channel profitability, and the development of activity-based management.

His current research focuses on supply chain costing. The research began in July 2007 and will be completed in late-summer/early fall of 2008.

He received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Moorhead State University in 1979, a Masters of Science in Logistics Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology in 1983 (Distinguished Graduate), and a Master of Arts in 1992 and a Doctorate in Business Administration in 1993 from The Ohio State University.  He has authored many logistics related articles. He authored a white paper on supply chain metrics and his articles have been quoted in all of the major logistics textbooks and periodicals. 

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