Problems ?? Try to think smart and find smart solution
Real example of tough problem with easy solution
Problem One of the most memorable case studies on
Japanese management was the case of the empty
soap box, which happened in one of
biggest cosmetics companies. The company
received a complaint that a consumer had bought
a soap box that was empty. Immediately the
thorities 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,
Solution A 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
Solution B But when a smart employee in a
Small company was posed with the same problem
He 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: " Keep It Short & Simple" !!
i.e. always look for simple solutions. Devise
The simplest possible solution that solves the
Problem.
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