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Productive Simplicity !
Productive simplicity expresses what drives most of Willem’s achievements !
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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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Design Win Pipeline
Continuous focus on identifying, and winning new opportunities is key to secure your business.
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Solid Referrals
Reviewing solid referrals is key. Willem’s referals, numerous, can be found here !
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Late Deliveries ?
Delivery issues can easily increase customer intimacy if well handled.
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Forecasting
Demand and revenue forecasting requires different levels of detail depending on your timeframe.
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Business intelligence !
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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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.
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Remote Work
There is good news for those who enjoy working from home, findings from a Texas research team.
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EDI Connectivity
One of the major productivity (and cost reduction) enabling factors is EDI connectivity.
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Management Ignorance
A funny image but worthwhile sharing as it does nicely reflect what I regularly saw.
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On time delivery !
On time delivery influences customer satisfaction and financials … so better constantly measure it !
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Revenue in time !
And customer satisfaction as a super bonus if you do this right securing strongest financial performance.
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Solid processes, a must !
Customer satisfaction and supply chain are all about solid processes, specially during crisis !
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Operations execute !
We don’t like to hear it but operations simply execute strategies and tactics decided by management.
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Keep things simple !
The usual trap of many companies is trying to be refreshingly new, exciting, trend driven.
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Lousy Consultant ?
Being unsatisfied with a consultant is not unusual but … give it a good thought first.
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Obtain this ?
It is easy to obtain a team all moving in the same direction and face the hard challenge !
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Avoid this !
It is a clear and proven fact … good communication is a proven and key productivity enabler !
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Not a constraint !
Policies and procedures are often perceived as such, yet they heavily contribute to productivity and quality.
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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.
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Do you collaborate ?
Collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help and make a change.
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ON Semiconductor
A new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became ON Semiconductor.
Motorola
Joined Motorola as their Benelux distribution manager, moved to Toulouse at a later stage.
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