The process of handling each one separately for this purpose seemed to be very cumbersome. So, the technical head was given the job of devising a method to overcome the problem. The man prepared……a detailed report and proposed the setting up of a computer based system that would weigh and scan each bar, for the empty packs would not get detected by a normal x-ray machine. He proposed an expenditure of a large amount to put this system into place.
The management heard him out and passed the order to release the funds and to buy the machinery that he had proposed. An uneducated worker said, Excuse me Sir, for my impertinence, but I have a solution that shall cost a fraction of what you are planning to go in for.
The management hesitated initially. But eventually they heard him out and agreed to try out his proposal. The next day, the worker brought a strong industrial fan. He put it at an angle near the conveyor belt on which the packed soap bars were coming through and switched it on. The few empty wrappers that came through got blown off by the fan! The rest of them went past easily.
Dear Readers, please suggest a Moral for the Story!!
SOLUTION
SImple
Objective
Leads
U (you)
To
Incredible
Organisation
Networking.
Wisdom from ABOVE is superior in ALL areas. And God chooses where, when and how best it will e implemented. God’s deposit of wisdom can be on any man; literate or otherwise.
Education without experience is still schooling.
Our belowed Prophet Muhammad SAW was a Ummi Nabi (not educated to read or write) but his knowledge and teachings….incomparable !!!.
simple one can give simple but useful ,and cost-less ideas
Each mind has an idea
Thanks for this response here.
Started to disappointing here
Can the retailer sell an Empty wrapper??
or take it if it reaches a Super store> is it possible for the super store employee to stack it with other Soaps?? and last one but not the least>>can a customer pick up an empty wrapper and does not know its an empty case at both a retail counter and in super store??
The real story belongs to a very popular brand of tooth paste manufacturing unit…where by national sales managers team had two days of brainstorming to improve its sales, and on third morning the security guard could dared to ask one of the brain stormer, exactly whats going on in the meeting and reluctantly the officer told him… though its not your subject, but we are on so and so project, instantly the guard replies Sir its very simple… just increase the size of the hole in tooth paste tube and usage will be more and that will give us more sale… In one voice the idea was accepted and the guard was promoted and inducted in the company’s Sales team.
Difference between “Education” and “Experience”
good.
Don’t under-estimate other’s thoughts. Simple people depend on their costless experience and proved to be effective.
Thinking out of box
Simple and effective
Education stands by itself and intelligence too by itself. Knowledge has no particular abode. Decision taking in organizations should include representations from all cadres.
philosophical yet practical.
Are you a manager Maiyaki?
That one is educated is different from being intelligent yet the two put together wouldn’t give wisdom.
excellent!
Its all common sense and can easily be found in commoners. Specialists have a habit of finding solution within the domain of their expertise only and lack will to leave it coz it gives them profit.
hahaha. Good point Iftikhar.
This story reflects the beauty of including different category of people in collective decisions.
Great ideas do not always come from high ranked people. Low grade people surprise you with their simple solutions to big problems.
I personally experienced a lot of brilliant ideas that came from people at the bottom of the hierarchy of the companies I managed. They were highly commanded and handsomely compensated.
Excellent! Appreciate your thoughts Mr. Walid. Keep it up.
One should not weight persons according to their job descriptions but it should be according to their thinkings
It is important to listen t all levels in organization
yup
A moral could be suggested out of this story, it gives me a likening of a human soul that is already full of morals and ethics, it will not be deviated away whatever the external forces were trying to deviate it. This is contrast to an empty soul that surely will be out of the way even when exposed to the littlest and non deserving temptations.
Don’t under estimate any one because of his designation
Rightly said.
I heard the same story around 4 years back from my manager, he mentioned give a cost effective solution, same time need to create ‘Wow’ factor in the management.
SIMPLE SOLUTION&INNOVATIVE THINKING
Success in simplicity
Very intelligent worker not like my bosses.
lol