
Business consulting
Powered by 35+ years of expertise mostly in the electronics industry. Expertise includes sales account management, marketing and pricing, supply chain & operations.
… morePowered by 35+ years of expertise mostly in the electronics industry. Expertise includes sales account management, marketing and pricing, supply chain & operations.
… moreAll current products are individually designed and built, high performance loudspeakers offering unbeatable value for money … designs from timeless classic to very modern.
… moreThey obviously are part of this site, and me … music, fun, pictures and some other things I hope you agree to be worthwhile sharing.
… moreMicrosoft experts will say “you can set planned update timing” so this won’t impact you but … unexpected “Windows Updates” hit many people privately and large organizations too.
… moreIf you are trying to achieve big things, manage a large project, target major improvements, don’t forget it starts with small steps taken by many people.
more …I know Willem for 1 year now and we are both in a EDI project in France. INFOR Visual ERP must be setup to send/receive EDI messages.
… moreCuriocity and a continuous eagerness to learn new things ! A brief career summary includes roles in sales, supply chain, marketing and operations.
… moreIt may be so exciting and full of fashion but don’t build custom things … designing, building and implementing a specific custom design just isn’t the right thing to do !
… moreYou easily understand the importance of a good supply chain if you look at your cashflow situation and link it with customer satisfaction.
… moreWe easily forget it … and many companies share that somewhat silly or excessive need for trendy change … however the biggest productivity influencer is simplicity !
… moreCustomer relationship is heavily influenced by customer delivery performance i.e. constantly measure your delivery performance.
… moreIt seems so obvious but good communication, and sharing of key information, seems to be an issue in many companies.
… moreGood collaboration starts with the simple willingness of a person or organization to help others and make a change by doing so.
… moreNo need to over-engineer an organization to get the very best best our of the team … It is easy to obtain a team all moving in the same direction.
… moreIn the french Alps, enjoying some vacation … spending a few weeks walking around a lot, this is a wonderful place to visit.
… moreWillem has a great sens of professionalism when we had the opportunity to handle critical issues and escalation in the supply chain for our Automotive customers.
… moreIn front of our garden discovered by surprise … decided to take a picture as it looked so natural yet beautiful at the same time.
… moreClose to Utrecht, in the center of The Netherlands … on a flash visit to see our daughter Kim, her husband Laurens and grand-son Roy-Willem !
… moreThey vary a lot and are key to understand when developing … three typical usages area’s exist even though there are obviously many more.
… moreBut somehow always nicely fitting most interiors styles still … these are classic real wood builds but modern colors are within the possibilities.
… moreMany companies push challenges too far, digging way too much into those “crucial” details, but what happens at the end ? Only “appropriate” challenge drives performance !
… moreCabinet and internal cavity of a guitar are used to amplify and shape it’s sound character, the cabinet of a loudspeaker should absolutely not !
… moreMost of sound reproduction progress was made through fine-tuning of existing technology rather than any breakthrough revolution. Flat wire, neodymium magnets, etc.
… moreSupply chain and customer satisfaction is all about solid processes. Especially during crisis, don’t drop the timely execution of routine tasks and customer communication !
… moreReflections heavily impact your listening experience … sound behaves like water put in movement and room reflections deteriorate your sound.
… moreVarious reactions occur when seeing one of these … it is just a beetle, mother nature provided us with a large variety of animals in all colors and shapes.
… moreHopefully allowing Preformed Line Products France (PLP) to cope with high and fast growth in this new business consultant assignment.
… moreRunning a company in a productive manner while securing quality, it’s key to have documented and communicated policies and procedures in place.
… moreWillem is an outstanding supply chain and business manager. I worked with Willem for 15 years in the framework of the challenging automotive market segment.
… moreBeing unsatisfied with a consultant is not unusual but … have a step backwards and think what and where possible root causes can be.
… moreWillem is extremely committed, hard worker, “get things done” type of person. Never (NEVER!!!) missing a deadline (even the shortest ones!).
… moreA brief summary includes roles in sales, supply chain, marketing and operations … usually at major global companies like Diversey INC, Motorola, ON Semiconductor, Freescale and NXP.
… moreI have worked with Willem for over 10 years in Freescale and NXP. He has excellent skills on creating business intelligence tools.
… moreA great surprise when my son Eef invited me to Mark Knopfler’s live performance at the Zenith in Paris ! A wonderful birthday present I will never forget !
… moreInvited by my brother Ronald and his wife Reggie, Catherine joined them to attend the Eagles live in Antwerpen for an exceptional concert and atmosphere.
… moreA tremendous song performed by Stef Bos from his 1990 released album “Is Dit Nu Later”. This is one those songs that remind me of my father who passed away September 5th, 2008.
… moreA tremendous song written by Deep Purple organ player Jon Lord who died in 2012. Super concert featuring Miller Anderson performing vocals in this concert.
… moreA new adventure when Motorola Standard Components Group (SCG) became a standalone company and I became the ON Semiconductor EMEA Business & Services Manager.
… moreMy electronics background was best invested at Motorola where I started as their Benelux Distribution Manager before moving to Toulouse, France, in 1994.
… moreSong by Simply Red from their album “Picture Book” … a fantastic song and story behind, one of my favorites that you can listen to here.
… moreA fantastic song written by Mark Knopfler for the Dire Straits album “Love Over Gold” … a great text behind the song and musically speaking just tremendous.
… listen hereMy grand parents Philips BX350A somehow started it all … taking the speaker out building a new “crate” to make it sound so much better (it felt).
… moreI’ll be pleased to get back to you if you have any comment, input of query … please complete below form with your request or query.
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