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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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.
Employees are consultants
You may be very pleased with your consultant in spite of the high price you have paid for his work.
Do you collaborate ?
Collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help and make a change.
ON Semiconductor
A new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became ON Semiconductor.
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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