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What started as a simple “improvement” of my grand parents old tube radio, became a lifetime passion.
… moreAuthor: Willem VAN ECK (WvE)
35+ years versatile leadership, productive simplicity, a brain that works.
Productive simplicity and curiocity is what drives the majority of his accomplishments.
Expertise includes sales management, marketing, supply chain, business operations and continuous improvement.
Empathetic is what you can read from referrals @ https://willemvaneck.com
Commodity pricing
Providing customers with a fast pricing proposal is key to grow your business in a productive manner.
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Set smart(er) goals !
Appropriate goal setting will drive challenge and performance … don’t push the limits though !
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Culemborg
On one of those usual “quick” visits to our daughter Kim, husband Laurens and grandson Roy-Willem.
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Boven Leeuwen
Theo LAM and myself, friends since ages, decided to do that traditional walk around our village once more.
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Simply Red
Holding back the years … a fantastic song and story behind, one of my favorites … watch here!
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Chevreuse
Just regular walking around the village … simple things in life, lot’s of joy !
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Reworked classic
S-type timeless design this time promoted in Jerome REVON’s art gallery.
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Levis to Chevreuse
A 12 Km walk from Levis St Nom back to Chevreuse, mostly walking in beautiful forrests.
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Design Win Pipeline
Continuous focus on identifying, and winning new opportunities is key to secure your business.
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Welcome
Thanks for visiting my site* which will bring you a portfolio of materials and subjects.
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Explaining Late Delivery
Customer confidence is highly related to the way you translate delivery issues and the story behind.
Forecasting
Demand and revenue forecasting requires different levels of detail depending on your timeframe.
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Business intelligence !
Key to success is closely related to business intelligence i.e. data but also detailed analysis.
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People are key !
Guiding people is key to success, yet it is sometimes forgotten at the expense of performance.
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Humor at work
I am a strong believer that humor is an essential enabler of creating a more productive environment.
Remote Work
There is good news for those who enjoy working from home as per a Texas research team.
EDI Connectivity
One of the major productivity (and cost reduction) enabling factors is EDI connectivity.
Management Ignorance
A funny image but worthwhile sharing as it does nicely reflect what I regularly saw.
On time delivery !
On time delivery influences customer satisfaction and financials … so better constantly measure it !
Revenue in time !
And customer satisfaction as a super bonus if you do this right securing strongest financial performance.
Solid processes, a must !
Customer satisfaction and supply chain are all about solid processes, specially during crisis !
Operations execute !
We don’t like to hear it but operations simply execute strategies and tactics decided by management.
Keep things simple !
The usual trap of many companies is trying to be refreshingly new, exciting, trend driven.
Lousy Consultant ?
Being unsatisfied with a consultant is not unusual but … give it a good thought first.
Obtain this ?
It is easy to obtain a team all moving in the same direction and face the hard challenge !
Avoid this !
It is a clear and proven fact … good communication is a proven and key productivity enabler !
Not a constraint !
Policies and procedures are often perceived as such, yet they heavily contribute to productivity and quality.
Feel free to contact us !
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Employees are consultants
You may be very pleased with your consultant in spite of the high price you have paid for his work.
Knopfler live !
Live at the Zenith in Paris on June 3rd 2015, a great surprise when my son Eef invited me … listen here!
Do you collaborate ?
Collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help and make a change.
Eagles in Antwerpen
Invited by my brother Ronald, my wife and I joined him and his wife Reggie to attend this concert.
Stef Bos
Papa … a tremendous song performed by Stef Bos from his 1990 album “Is Dit Nu Later” … listen here.
Deep Purple
Pictured Within … live performance of the song written by Deep Purple organ player Jon Lord … watch here!
ON Semiconductor
A new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became ON Semiconductor.
Poco – Call It Love, Live
Great band and song … this one of from their 1989 ”Call It Love” album and live performance this time … watch here
Dire Straits
Telegraph Road … a fantastic song written by Mark Knopfler with a great text, too. Listen here.
Eagles – Hotel California, Live
One of my absolute favorites … and i think listed on all the usual “top-x of all times” … watch here.
It started here !
Improving my grand parents tube radio awakened my curiocity about electronics.
Solid Referrals
Reviewing solid referrals is very key, always try to get some good insights and / or judgements from a few independent sources.
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