Answers to the Strategist quiz (#384)

1. In the early 1900s the founder of this automobile company replicated a process, which he observed at a musket rifle factory. This process was first established by the inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney. A fire in his unit prompted him to rent a factory, which was much smaller and, therefore, he invented an inventory management model. Name the person and both the methods pioneered by him in his industry.
   
   Ransom E Olds, the founder of the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, which manufactured the famous Oldsmobile. Much before Ford he was the first one to adopt the assembly line for manufacturing his cars in 1901 and also pioneered the now popular & attributed to Toyota, the Just In Time technique, which he called the hand-to-mouth inventory model in 1905.
    
2. Who said this: "We thought the world would be waiting with open arms for high speed transistor computers. But nobody cared"? This person was the co-founder of a company that was a pioneer in the field of interactive computing
   
   Ken Olsen who founded DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) along with Harlan Anderson in 1957. They introduced the world's first super mini commercial computers that featured a keyboard, monitor and a light pen so that a person could sit in front of it and interact.
    
3. One of the most successful trusted online community marketplaces has come up with a quarterly print edition magazine called Pineapple. Name it.
   
   Airbnb. Pineapple is a glossy coffee table magazine published quarterly that will look at three cities per issue.
    
4. Which brand has a personalisation or customisation service called Q inspired by the fictional Quartermaster 'Q' who is the genius behind James Bond's weaponry and gadgets?
   
   Aston Martin.
    
5. It is believed that the students at Nanjing University in 1993 started to celebrate being single largely by buying themselves presents. After being co-opted and made into a shopping Holiday worldwide by Alibaba, it is considered to be bigger than Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined in the US. Name it.
   
   The Singles Day. It is celebrated on November 11 (11/11) and this date was chosen for the connection between singles and the number '1'.
    
6. During the 1860s a French slave aged 12 years invented a technique for pollinating a particular spice in the island called French Reunion located in the Indian Ocean. His technique revolutionised the cultivation of this spice and helped growing it quickly and profitably. This also helped growing this spice outside its native of origin Central America. Name the person and the spice.
   
   Edmond Albius (1829 - 1880) was an important figure in the cultivation of vanilla, the second most expensive spice in the world. He invented a technique for pollinating vanilla orchids quickly, which also helped grow it outside of Mexico and Central America. Earlier the cultivation of Vanilla, depended on the Melipona stingless bee for its pollination in Mexico.
    
7. This word has origins linked to a mid 18th century Spanish word meaning 'to plaster' and an Arabic word meaning brick'. Generally these sun-dried bricks made of yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers especially in countries having little rainfall. A technology company also bears the same name. Name it.
   
   Adobe. Adobe Creek is a southward-flowing stream in Sonoma County, California, which ran behind the houses of both of the company's founders. Adobe's corporate logo, featuring the stylised "A", was designed by Marva Warnock, wife of John Warnock, who is also a graphic designer.
    
8. This vehicle gets its name from an Indonesian language meaning three. So when translated it means Swift with three rows. Name the vehicle.
   
   Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. Tiga in Indonesian means 3.
    
9. Which company's courageous motto reads: "Dare to Commit"?
   
   The $3 billion Welspun group.
    
10. Name the brand that is associated with the visual.
     
    
    
    Enfield Motorcycles.

There were 9 correct entries for quiz No. 384. Nikhil Indla from New Delhi, wins Rs 2,000. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.