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Simplicity
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Productive Simplicity !

2023-01-172023-03-09 Willem VAN ECK

Productive simplicity expresses what drives most of Willem’s achievements !

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Referrals
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Solid Referrals

2022-11-172023-03-09 Willem VAN ECK

Reviewing solid referrals is key. Willem’s referals, numerous, can be found here !

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Consulting, Data Analysis, Operational, Supply Chain
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Business intelligence !

2022-07-172023-01-24 Willem VAN ECK

Big data is no guarantee you are in the driver seat of your business, it’ll take more than data only !

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Visits

Alpe d’Huez

2022-12-172023-01-24 Willem VAN ECK

November 2022 … the sun, slowly down, playing with shadows and colors.

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Flowers

Flowers

2022-12-142023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Don’t expect any quality here, this is about me picking up my phone (not even a camera) taking pictures whenever the occasion occurs.

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Butterfly

Butterflies

2022-12-142023-01-26 Willem VAN ECK

Don’t expect any quality here, this is about me picking up my phone (not even a camera) taking pictures whenever the occasion occurs.

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Business

Commodity pricing

2022-11-172022-12-02 Willem VAN ECK

Providing customers with a fast pricing proposal is key to grow your business in a productive manner.

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Consulting, People

Set smart(er) goals !

2022-11-172022-12-02 Willem VAN ECK

Appropriate goal setting will drive challenge and performance … don’t push the limits though !

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Personal, Pictures, Visits

Culemborg (April 2022)

2022-11-172023-01-21 Willem VAN ECK

On one of those usual “quick” visits to our daughter Kim, husband Laurens and grandson Roy-Willem.

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Pictures, Visits

Boven Leeuwen (April 2022)

2022-11-172023-01-21 Willem VAN ECK

Theo LAM and myself, friends since ages, decided to do that traditional walk around our village once more.

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Music

Simply Red

2022-11-172023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Holding back the years … a fantastic song and story behind, one of my favorites … watch here!

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Personal, Pictures

Chevreuse

2022-11-172022-12-02 Willem VAN ECK

Just regular walking around the village … simple things in life, lot’s of joy !

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Pictures, Visits

Levis to Chevreuse

2022-11-172022-12-02 Willem VAN ECK

A 12 Km walk from Levis St Nom back to Chevreuse, mostly walking in beautiful forrests.

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Business, Consulting, Data Analysis, Operational, People

Design Win Pipeline

2022-11-172022-12-02 Willem VAN ECK

Continuous focus on identifying, and winning new opportunities is key to secure your business.

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Data Analysis, Operational, Supply Chain

Late Deliveries ?

2022-11-152023-01-26 Willem VAN ECK

Delivery issues can easily increase customer intimacy if well handled.

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Business, Data Analysis, Forecasting

Forecasting

2022-07-272022-12-05 Willem VAN ECK

Demand and revenue forecasting requires different levels of detail depending on your timeframe.

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Consulting, Operational, People

People are key !

2022-07-172022-12-17 Willem VAN ECK

Guiding people is key to success, yet it is sometimes forgotten at the expense of performance.

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People

Humor at work

2022-06-282022-12-05 Willem VAN ECK

I am a strong believer that humor is an essential enabler of creating a more productive environment.

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Consulting, People

Remote Work

2022-05-112022-12-17 Willem VAN ECK

There is good news for those who enjoy working from home, findings from a Texas research team.

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Business, Consulting, Operational, Supply Chain

EDI Connectivity

2022-05-062022-12-05 Willem VAN ECK

One of the major productivity (and cost reduction) enabling factors is EDI connectivity.

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Business, Consulting, Data Analysis, People

Management Ignorance

2022-05-022022-12-05 Willem VAN ECK

A funny image but worthwhile sharing as it does nicely reflect what I regularly saw.

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Consulting, Data Analysis, Operational, Supply Chain

On time delivery !

2022-02-042022-12-08 Willem VAN ECK

On time delivery influences customer satisfaction and financials … so better constantly measure it !

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Consulting, Operational

Revenue in time !

2022-02-042022-12-08 Willem VAN ECK

And customer satisfaction as a super bonus if you do this right securing strongest financial performance.

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Consulting, Operational

Solid processes, a must !

2022-02-042022-12-08 Willem VAN ECK

Customer satisfaction and supply chain are all about solid processes, specially during crisis !

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Consulting, Operational, Supply Chain

Operations execute !

2022-01-302022-12-08 Willem VAN ECK

We don’t like to hear it but operations simply execute strategies and tactics decided by management.

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Animals, WIP

Animals

2022-01-262023-01-26 Willem VAN ECK

Don’t expect any quality here, this is about me picking up my phone (not even a camera) taking pictures whenever the occasion occurs.

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Consulting, Operational, People

Keep things simple !

2021-12-042022-12-08 Willem VAN ECK

The usual trap of many companies is trying to be refreshingly new, exciting, trend driven.

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Consulting

Lousy Consultant ?

2020-01-252022-12-17 Willem VAN ECK

Being unsatisfied with a consultant is not unusual but … give it a good thought first.

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Consulting, People

Obtain this ?

2019-01-302022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

It is easy to obtain a team all moving in the same direction and face the hard challenge !

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Consulting, People

Avoid this !

2019-01-302022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

It is a clear and proven fact … good communication is a proven and key productivity enabler !

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Consulting, Operational

Not a constraint !

2019-01-262022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

Policies and procedures are often perceived as such, yet they heavily contribute to productivity and quality.

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Contact

Feel free to contact us !

2018-09-032022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

Below contact form can be used to transmit your questions or requests, we’ll be pleased to get back to you as soon as possible.

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Consulting, People

Employees are consultants

2018-01-252022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

You may be very pleased with your consultant in spite of the high price you have paid for his work.

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Music, Visits

Knopfler live !

2015-06-022023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Live at the Zenith in Paris on June 3rd 2015, a great surprise when my son Eef invited me … listen here!

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Consulting, People

Do you collaborate ?

2015-01-302022-12-30 Willem VAN ECK

Collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help and make a change.

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Music

Eagles in Antwerpen

2014-05-252023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Invited by my brother Ronald, my wife and I joined him and his wife Reggie to attend this concert.

Music

Stef Bos

2008-09-052023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Papa … a tremendous song performed by Stef Bos from his 1990 album “Is Dit Nu Later” … listen here.

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Music

Deep Purple

1999-09-122023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Pictured Within … live performance of the song written by Deep Purple organ player Jon Lord … watch here!

About

ON Semiconductor

1997-11-172022-11-18 Willem VAN ECK

A new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became ON Semiconductor.

About

Motorola

1990-07-162022-12-29 Willem VAN ECK

Joined Motorola as their Benelux distribution manager, moved to Toulouse at a later stage.

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Music

Poco – Call It Love, Live

1989-12-312023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Great band and song … this one of from their 1989 ”Call It Love” album and live performance this time … watch here

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Music

Dire Straits

1982-05-262023-01-05 Willem VAN ECK

Telegraph Road … a fantastic song written by Mark Knopfler with a great text, too. Listen here.

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Loudspeaker

Loudspeaker Design

1980-11-172022-12-16 Willem VAN ECK

What started as a simple “improvement” of my grand parents old tube radio, became a lifetime passion with true quality results.

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Music

Eagles – Hotel California, Live

1976-12-312022-07-27 Willem VAN ECK

One of my absolute favorites … and i think listed on all the usual “top-x of all times” … watch here.

Loudspeaker

Audio

1973-07-152022-12-16 Willem VAN ECK

Loudspeaker design has been a lifetime hobby, see my S-type timeless design this time demonstrated in Jerome REVON’s art gallery.

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Audio

It started here !

1970-04-012023-01-25 Willem VAN ECK

Improving my grand parents tube radio awakened my curiocity about electronics.

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