Thomas Deakins

Thomas Deakins is a Lecturer in the Department of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK), home to the Gartner-ranked #1 graduate supply chain program in the U.S. With 30+ years of industry experience in supply chain technology and consulting, he teaches a specialized semester-long course on Transportation Management Systems (TMS), focusing on Oracle Transportation Management (OTM) Cloud. As Managing Director of UTK’s Global Supply Chain Institute, he fosters strategic partnerships between academia and industry leaders like Oracle, Trimble, and SMC3.

• Expertise: TMS solutions, digital supply chain strategies, and ESG Scope 3 sustainability initiatives.
• Notable Contributions: Pioneered UTK’s first end-to-end OTM Cloud course, leveraging his hands-on experience from his time at G-Log (acquired by Oracle in 2005).
• Industry Collaboration: Partnered with Axle Logistics, KSAP, Accelalpha, and Redwood Logistics to integrate real-world tools and guest lectures into the curriculum.
• Student Impact: Guided students through hands-on OTM Cloud implementation projects for fictitious companies, culminating in presentations to industry professionals and LinkedIn certification badges.