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Conti Grants U of SC $2 Million for Supply Chain Leadership

Manoj Malhotra, founding director of the Center for Global Supply Chain and Process Management (GSCPM) at the Moore School, Todd Pearce, Vice President, Controller for Continental Tire the Americas, Business Unit PLT Replacement the Americas, Peter Brews, Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business, George Jurch, General Counsel Continental the Americas and Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina, at the Dec. 11 announcement.
Manoj Malhotra, founding director of the Center for Global Supply Chain and Process Management (GSCPM) at the Moore School, Todd Pearce, Vice President, Controller for Continental Tire the Americas, Business Unit PLT Replacement the Americas, Peter Brews, Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business, George Jurch, General Counsel Continental the Americas and Harris Pastides, President of the University of South Carolina, at the Dec. 11 announcement.

Continental has granted the University of South Carolina $2 million to fund the start of the Continental endowed chair position in operations and supply chain at the university’s Darla Moore School of Business.

The Continental Endowed Chair in Global Supply Chain Management and Management Science has been set up to support the growing demand for teaching and research in operations and supply chain, according to a university press release. The university is looking to fill it by 2020 after a national search.

“The role of the research university is not symbolic. We actively provide the workforce for emerging economies,” said University President Harris Pastides about the position. “In announcing the establishment of the Continental endowed chair we reaffirm not only this essential role but also the importance that corporate partnerships, like Continental, play in creating an impactful program that benefits the employers of our state and nation. We are most appreciative of this generous grant.”

Continental has been working with the Darla Moore School of Business’ Global Supply Chain and Operations Program since 2013 to implement student analysis.

“At Continental, we saw the center as a cutting-edge educational program that would benefit both students and the company,” said Todd Pearce, vice president of controlling for the passenger and light truck business unit at Continental Tire, Americas.

The University’s Operations and Supply Chain Center was formed in 2005 to not only help companies improve performance but also help students gain real-world experience. Since then, the students and faculty have completed 235 projects that have saved companies millions of dollars according to the university.

The endowed chair position was established to attract and retain faculty that have distinguished record of teaching, research, scholarship and outreach.

 

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