{"id":3297,"date":"2023-08-16T16:36:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T16:36:53","slug":"shear-invests-in-center-for-logistics-and-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/?p=3297","title":{"rendered":"Shear invests in Center for Logistics and Supply Chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"By Jeff Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though it had been around for years, the phrase \u201csupply chain\u201d wasn\u2019t on everyone\u2019s mind until COVID-19. SIU alumnus Herb Shear, on the other hand, was an expert on the subject well before the pandemic.<\/p>\n

With companies focused on improving supply chain logistics, Shear knew it was imperative for SIU\u2019s College of Business and Analytics (COBA) to lead the way for the next generation of students. That\u2019s why he chose to donate $200,000 to the Center for Logistics and Supply Chain Seed Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important before COVID, but it\u2019s even more prevalent now,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is how products get onto the shelves. You can\u2019t have a modern business school without a supply chain program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shear, a 1969 COBA graduate, is the former executive chairman and CEO of GENCO, which was sold to FedEx in 2015. He is also the executive chairman and co-founder of G2 Reverse Logistics, which provides reverse logistics software.<\/p>\n

\u201cGENCO was a small family business in Pittsburgh, when I took over,\u201d he said. \u201cWe grew it to a nationwide supply chain services company and developed the concept of reverse logistics, which deals with consumer returns. Every major retailer in the U.S. and Canada used us.\u201d<\/p>\n

A self-described \u201creally bad high school student,\u201d Shear was accepted to SIU on a probationary basis. It didn\u2019t take long for him to find success.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed my education in the business school,\u201d he said. \u201cIt helped lay the foundation for my career. I always wanted to give back to SIU.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2006, Shear made a $525,000 gift to the COBA Critical Impact Fund, which aimed to enhance the curriculum and student experience in the college. He is a former member of COBA\u2019s external advisory board and the college\u2019s campaign advisory board.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope with this most recent gift is that it allows a pathway for a major corporation to come in and invest in the supply chain center,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully, it will create recruiting opportunities for the college and offer experiential learning opportunities for students.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shear encourages other alumni and friends of the university to consider making a similar impact if they are able.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you feel SIU was successful in helping you in your career and want to help others, a good way to do that is to make a gift to your school or college,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For more information about making a gift, visit siuf.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Jeff Wilson Even though it had been around for years, the phrase \u201csupply chain\u201d wasn\u2019t on everyone\u2019s mind until COVID-19. SIU alumnus Herb Shear, on the other hand, was an expert on the subject well before the pandemic. With companies focused on improving supply chain logistics, Shear knew it was imperative for SIU\u2019s College … Continue reading Shear invests in Center for Logistics and Supply Chain<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3297"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3297\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3299,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3297\/revisions\/3299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.siuf.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}