Philip Coles

Professor of Practice at The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University

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  • The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University

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The College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University

Phillip Coles has an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University College of Agricultural Science, an MBA in Supply Chain Management from Lehigh University and an MS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University.

In addition to his formal education, he also studied lean and continuous improvement at The Kaizen Institute, the Manufacturer's Resource Center and the Toyota Supplier Support Center.

Before joining Lehigh, Professor Coles taught various business courses at The Pennsylvania State University, Syracuse University, Alvernia University, and the Cornell University Summer College. He has over 30 years of industry experience, including as Vice President of Strategic Management, Project Manager and Kaizen Facilitator in charge of the continuous improvement program at a multi-million dollar produce company. In this role, he was able to visit several leading manufacturing companies such as Dell Computer and Toyota Motor Company to learn about their supply chains.

He also runs a consulting firm where he has assisted companies to increase efficiencies through improved plant layouts and balancing of assembly lines, in addition to aiding green-fields startups and company expansions.

Education

  • The Pennsylvania State University, B.S.
  • Lehigh University, M.B.A., Supply Chain Management
  • Cornell University, M.S., Applied Economics and Management

Research Interests

  • Supply Chain Management in Food Systems
  • Operations
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Employee Incentive Systems
  • Finding Beneficial Uses for Waste Materials

Publications

  • Xiaoli Fan, Miguel I. Gómez, Thomas Björkman, and Phillip Coles. “Willingness to Pay, Quality Perception, and Local Foods: The Case of Broccoli” Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Forthcoming
  • Coles, P.S., Dong, J., Gomez, M., Björkman, T., 2019. Produce Buyer Quality Requirements to Form an Eastern Broccoli Industry. Journal of Food Distribution Research 50 (1):63-83
  • Coles, P.S., (2015) Reveal Experts within Your Organization Using a Simple Tool, Disseminating expertise already inside your organization greatly improves performance. Philanthropy Journal.
  • Roth, G., Fidanza, M., Coles, P. S., 2014. Evaluation of Stover Removal and Fresh Mushroom Compost on Corn Yield and Soil Quality. Mushroom News 61(11):6-11
  • Royse, D. J., K. Boomer, Y. Du, M. Handcock, P.S. Coles, and C.P. Romaine. 1999. Spatial Distribution of Green Mold Foci in Thirty Commercial Mushroom Crops. Plant Disease 83:71-76
  • Weber, L., P. Coles, M. Hautau, and C. Oshins. 1997. Comparison of Spent Mushroom Substrate and Inorganic Fertilizer as a Nutrient Source for Corn. Mushroom News, Science & Technology 45(5):6-10
  • Coles, P. S. 1994. Using leaves as an ingredient in mushroom compost. Biocycle 35(9):79-82

Books

  • Coles, P.S., et.al. 2002. Mushroom Integrated Pest Management Handbook. College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. 91 p. Spanish version, 2007

Additional Information

Papers Under Review

  • Coles, P.S., G. Nogin, M. Fidanza and G. Roth. Evaluation of Fresh Mushroom Compost in a Field Corn Production System. Compost Science & Utilization. Submitted

Conferences

  • Coles, P.S., Dong, J., Gomez, M., Björkman, T., 2019. Produce Buyer Quality Requirements to Form an Eastern Broccoli Industry. FDRS Conference, Seattle, WA
  • Coles, P.S., Dong, J., Gomez, M., Björkman, T., 2019. Produce Buyer Quality Requirements to Form an Eastern Broccoli Industry. ASHS 2019 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
  • Coles, P.S., G. Nogin, M. Fidanza and G. Roth., 2019. Evaluation of Fresh Mushroom Compost in a Field Corn Production System. ASHS 2019 Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
  • Fan, X., M. Gomez, P. Coles. 2015, Are Consumers Willing to Pay Price Premiums for Newly Developed East Coast Broccoli Varieties? An Experimental Study. NAREA & CAES Joint Annual Meeting, Newport, RI

Articles/Letters to the Editor

  • "Is there a market for locally-grown broccoli on the East Coast?" Farm & Dairy, 2019
  • "Economic prosperity is more closely tied to economic freedom than to political freedom" Wall Street Journal, 2018

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