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Author: Willem VAN ECK

35+ years expertise including sales management, marketing, supply chain, business operations and continuous improvement. Productive simplicity and curiocity is what drives the majority of accomplishments. Empathetic is what you read in referrals @ https://willemvaneck.com
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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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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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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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, 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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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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