Enigma Solution

The offices of the Central Social Institution of  Prague,  Czechoslovakia. April 1937 “The offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague, Czechoslovakia with the largest vertical letter file in the world. Consisting of cabinets arranged from floor to ceiling tiers covering over 4000 square feet containing over 3000 drawers 10 feet long. It has electric operated elevator desks which rise, fall and move left or right at the push of a button. to stop just before drawer desired. The drawers also open and close electronically. Thus work which formerly taxed 400 workers is now done by 20 with a minimum of effort. Ref: B196_095071_3660 Date: 26.04.1937 Compulsory Credit: UPPA/Photoshot”

In life its not sufficient to be merely efficient but to also be effective. Someone once asked my father Man Singh ji, 'What is the secret of your success?'  He remarked, "I do not always make right decisions. I make decisions, and then almost always make them right" Read more ..........

The massive fiscal crisis in Greece and impending crisis in Portugal, and Spain got many people thinking. Their situation is very small as compared to the problems and sad state of management of the government in the developing world. All these are symptoms of dysfunctional and irresponsible governance. Everything with the government is so complex and huge that a brief article will not suffice. It’s not easy to prescribe a simple solution for complex problems that plague society; however here is some food for thought. The other day, there was an article in the newspapers. It seems that the government was in the process of installing biometric devices in all their offices. Primary reason was to ensure that government employees, teachers etc. attend their offices for the duration for which they are paid. This raises the question as to; why should the government deem these steps necessary? It makes for an interesting management case study, hence this article. What are biometric devices? T...

I am saddened by the undeserved and bad press that Toyota Motors a great organisation has been receiving in the recent past. Notwithstanding the latest problems in quality and its first loss in 27 years, nearly everyone knows that Toyota Motors is one of the most successful companies in the world. What is not so widely known is how Toyota got there. How did a company almost on the verge of bankruptcy several times emerge from the ruins of a war exhausted and destroyed nation to conquer the most profitable, technology savvy companies in the automotive world within a few short decades? There are many reasons for Toyota's success but the most significant is "Lean Thinking and Management" , which Toyota pioneered and continuously perfects. It was 1987, New Delhi. India. Mr. Rahul Bajaj, chairman and managing director of Bajaj Auto group gave the keynote address at a CII (Confederation of Indian Industries) program. I thought he was speaking something strange, incr...