Inventory Expert Witnesses
Inventory expert witnesses and consultants listed here may be able to form expert opinions, draft expert witness reports, provide expert witness testimony at deposition and/or trial as or serve as consulting (non-testifying) experts on inventory. The inventory expert witness listings on this page are typically from fields/areas of expertise such as: Manufacturing, Procurement/Purchasing, and Products Liability.
Rosemary Coates, MBA
Chinese Manufacturing and Global Supply Chains
Blue Silk Consulting
Los Gatos, California
Manufacturing, Procurement/Purchasing
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Chinese Products, Chinese Imports, Counterfeit Imports, Chinese Manufacturing, Electronics, Purchasing, Inventory, Warehousing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, ERP systems implementations
China Manufacturing expert specializing in global supply chain sourcing, planning, production, logistics, import/export. Licensed US Customs Broker. Author of five books on global supply chain management including Amazon Best Seller "42 Rules for Sourcing and Manufacturing in China."
Ms. Coates is a seasoned executive and MBA, with over 30 years of experience in industry and consulting. She has worked on legal cases for the past 10 years, writing reports, giving depositions and testifying at trial.
Her expertise is in global supply chains operations and software implementation including SAP and Oracle.
Her legal work includes a variety of supply chain, import/export, and IT systems cases and issues including contract disputes, product defects, failed systems projects and patent infringement.
Zal Phiroz, PhD
Supply Chain, Q/A, Manufacturing, Project Testing
Harvard University, UCSD
San Diego, California
Products Liability, Manufacturing
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Supply Chain, Personal Injury, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Product Safety, Product Liability, Product Design, Quality Control, Distribution, Logistics, Damages, Product Recall, Procurement, Packaging, Operations, Labeling, Industry Standards, Best Practices, Warehouse, Inventory
Dr. Zal Phiroz is an established global supply chain and operations specialist, having held numerous academic, executive, and senior management roles. In addition to an industry background at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has held faculty appointments at University of Southern California and Harvard University. In 2023, he was appointed as a fellow at Harvard University (Inclusive Teaching Fellowship).
Having honed his expertise as a practitioner through senior appointments at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has a background in analyzing complex supply chains. Supply chain optimization, consumer behavior analysis, and distribution innovation, focusing flagship P&G brands (Iams, Tide, Folgers) were a hallmark of Dr. Phiroz’s work. Dr. Phiroz’s portfolio also included analyzing the impact of product recalls and assessing distribution /manufacturing /supplier vulnerabilities.
As an expert witness, Dr. Phiroz has worked on ma...
Zal Phiroz, PhD
Supply Chain, Q/A, Manufacturing, Project Testing
Harvard University, UCSD
Texas
Products Liability, Manufacturing
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Supply Chain, Personal Injury, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Product Safety, Product Liability, Product Design, Quality Control, Distribution, Logistics, Damages, Product Recall, Procurement, Packaging, Operations, Labeling, Industry Standards, Best Practices, Warehouse, Inventory
Dr. Zal Phiroz is an established global supply chain and operations specialist, having held numerous academic, executive, and senior management roles. In addition to an industry background at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has held faculty appointments at University of Southern California and Harvard University. In 2023, he was appointed as a fellow at Harvard University (Inclusive Teaching Fellowship).
Having honed his expertise as a practitioner through senior appointments at Proctor & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and TELUS (NYSE:T), Dr. Phiroz has a background in analyzing complex supply chains. Supply chain optimization, consumer behavior analysis, and distribution innovation, focusing flagship P&G brands (Iams, Tide, Folgers) were a hallmark of Dr. Phiroz’s work. Dr. Phiroz’s portfolio also included analyzing the impact of product recalls and assessing distribution /manufacturing /supplier vulnerabilities.
As an expert witness, Dr. Phiroz has worked on ma...
