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Interesting Solutions

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One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies.The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. 

Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so.

But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution. !

He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of the story: Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem So, learn to focus on solutions not on problems.

"If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything"

"If you look at what you have in life, you have everything

[Contributed by Saleha]

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One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies.The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.  Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make su...
Sarika Singh  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
You are right Mandeep, one should always be positive in his/her life. A positive attitude only takes someone into greatest success. Anyways, very inspirational story. Thanks for sharing...
Charles davison  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
hey thsts called brains
 
 
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I just went thru the 'Cow' posted in toostep and remembered this true story i had read in Deccan hearald newspaper along with the cow during my childhood.I reproduce that here .i searched it out in internet since it is very much necessary that we know about it Okil Babu's Letter to Railways way back in 1900's I am arrive by passenger train ahmedpur station and my belly is too much jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy.just I doing niusance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and i am running with 'lotah' in one hand and dhothi in the next whem I fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on plateform.I a got leaved at ahmedpur station. this is too bad,if p...
Devi Kaladeen  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
Thanks for the referral. Nice one. Trains were introduced to my country by India long before I was born but the system was scrapped since in 1971 so I never had the opportunity to travel in a train in my country. Good to know the history of the...
Sarika Singh  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
Nice collection Mr. Charles. I never knew introduction of toilets in trains was because of this...he he..:) Thanks for sharing...
 
 
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There is a story of about a sea captain who in his retirement skippered a boat taking day-trippers to Shetland Islands. On one trip, the boat was full of young people. They laughed at the old captain when they saw him say a prayer before sailing out, because the day was fine and the sea was calm. However they weren't long at sea when a storm suddenly blew up and the boat began to pitch violently. The terrified passengers came to the captain and asked him to join them in prayer. But he replied, 'I say my prayers when it's calm. When it's rough I attend to my ship.' Here is a lesson for us...... If we cannot seek God in quiet moments of our lives; we are not likely to find him when trouble st...
Neeti M. Thakker  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
The message contained in this small story is magical. Those who bond with God in the happy times have nothing to fear in the dark times. Above all human strength and planning and strategy is the faith in your heart that God is there with you. All...
Kumbakonam S Venkataraman  |  Commented  |  2 years ago
Beautiful. The whole life's philosophy is contained in this small narration. We should pray and dedicate all our efforts to Him. This makes His omnipresence more relevant in life. Then we just do our duty with full concentration. This represents...
 
 
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Question:   We know that 2/10=0.2 but Prove that 2/10=2 Answer: Normal college students insist Question is 'OUT of Syllabus'. but Engineering Students replied: 2=two, 10=ten. therefore Two/Ten = Two/Ten = wo/en. w=23, o=15, e=5, n=14. therefore w+o=23+15=38 e+n=5+14=19 Therefore wo/en=38/19=2. Hence Proved FOR, Engineers “It doesn’t matter ans kya hai, they say ans “kya Lana hai…?”
Kashif Billal  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Lovely Equation I must say, absolutely out of the Box!
MUHAMMED SHABEER AHMED  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
That is difference between engineer & other profession
 
 
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can anybody prove 1 = 2. Hint if a = b = 1. Answer is not correct, but you can make it for fun
Kamal Dave  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Advocate expects fees for proving any thing...
RAJAGOPAL MS  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
can anybody prove 1 = 2. Hint if a = b = 1. Answer is not correct, but you can make it for fun
 
 
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Author Unknown...Received in mail sometime back... My mother used to ask me: 'What is the most important part of the body?' Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, 'My ears, Mommy.' Mother said, 'No Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.' Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer. So this time I told her, 'Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.' Mother looked at me and told me, 'You are learning fast, but the answer is no...
Ardhendu Pal  |  Commented  |  7 months ago
Sorry I'd differ because the selfishness is a part of character which is a kind of installed software and if you are concerned with hardware that is body then also it is not the shoulders as some person holds very weak shoulders which can't even...
Pooja Joshi  |  Commented  |  7 months ago
Thanks Varsha, its a great story, I think everyone should read and learn from this story..
Bindu.M  |  Commented  |  1 year ago
Great story friend i think your mum is your first teacher so she is asking wonderful question
 
 
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A friend emailed this to me. It is worth reading and ruminating. The story is from America. But it can be any country's story. PLEASE READ ON. As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car, I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.    The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car, and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away. I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too, and took a few steps towards him. I saw the old gentleman point to his op...
AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN  |  Commented  |  7 months ago
Exposure of Suryanarayan Murthy Part - 4 Actually, I don't mind any amount.... of abuses to me, but I can't accept a Culprit in the Dress of a Saint... to be Respected. I am ready to sacrifice, but can't allow a Terrorist to move freely ......
AJAY KUMAR KHAITAN  |  Commented  |  7 months ago
Venom from Suryanarayan for Munshi Ramchand Suryanarayan Murthy: You are right Ardhendu, Munshi is neither a munshi nor a muni. Just a fake identity with lot of venegence in him. He can divide south and east, north and west, bihar and bengal, and...
 
 
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Suryanarayan Murthy  |  Argues in support of  "No, no, no"  |  7 months ago
I dont think nationalised banks are charging compound interest. If you are a defaulter then interest is charged on the balance outstandings. It is the balancin method that differs. In private banks, they do monthly balancing. Nationalised banks do...
Isaac Madhavan  |  Argues in support of  "Yes, yes, yes"  |  7 months ago
Thank you, Murthy sir, for explaining. It seems that I have been in error, then. I've checked and what little I can understand is that Amortization seems to be followed by most banks. So it seems that because of their daily balancing method,...
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