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    After a strike in 1950, the workers in this company were given lifetime employment. One of its managers developed ways to increase efficiency without cutting jobs, leading to &quot;pull production&quot; in 1954 and subsequently &quot;total quality control&quot;. Name the company and the manager.

The Strategist Quiz (#093)

The great thing about this film,&rdquo; a friend says on email, &ldquo;is that it suggests workable, practicable solutions to all of the world&rsquo;s problems. Most of us can only criticise and despair, but these guys have come up with answers.

Altering the zeitgeist

Christian Blanckaert, executive vice president, Hermes, shows Anoothi Vishal some innovative product lines that the company has brought out during this period of recession.

Forget a Birkin, buy a silk pop instead

There's nothing prettified about the detective fiction that has emerged from the Scandinavian and north European countries.

Trilogy talking

How does an NGO know whether its programmes are working, its funders&rsquo; money is being well spent? Like other enterprises, it performs an &ldquo;evaluation&rdquo;, sifts numbers, tabulates results. But how does it measure &ldquo;life-shifts&rdquo; &mdash; that is, the positive change that association with them has brought about in their targets&rsquo; lives? In this case, by listening to the targets&rsquo; stories and briefly sharing their working day.

Antidote to recession talk

French author, essayist and public intellectual Guy Sorman has written over a dozen books in the last quarter-century on topics concerning the state of the world, from environment to economics and human rights. Since 2000, he has written research-, interview- and travel-based accounts of countries like China, India and the USA.

Introducing the 'real' India

While neglected structures continue to dot the city of Delhi, Rrishi Raote wonders how to get them listed.

On the ruins of hope

In 2001, artist Sonia Khurana reached Berlin and was robbed of her wallet almost immediately, at the historic Alexanderplatz. This made her arrival in a new city even more complicated, and left her to negotiate Berlin broke and by her self. Then, she stopped a taxi and a chance conversation with the cabbie, Tom, left them both emotionally charged. Tom, it turned out, was a healer. He had studied under a teacher who had died, leaving him sad and his instruction incomplete.

Real stories on video

Tribal art from the central deserts of Australia is fast assuming a contemporary form, as is evident from an exhibition seen by Neha Bhatt.

It&#39;s all about joining the dots

Honda shoehorns a fire-breathing but clever V6 into the Accord.

Power monger

With the X5 M and the X6 M, BMW's Motorsport division comes around finally.

M&#39;s the word

I am looking for an SUV/MUV which can seat five adults and two children (less than nine years old) comfortably. Two of these adults are my parents who are senior citizens. I want a vehicle which is very reliable, as my job does not give me the liberty to visit workshops often. I am looking at keeping this vehicle for about five to seven years. My monthly driving is 1,200 km in the city and there will be the occasional highway drive, but restricted to about 1,000 km in a year.

High capacity

Indian (and Indian-Chinese) cuisines have always been the moneyspinners in the restaurant biz. And it is easy to find representatives of these genres in all our neighbourhoods, doing brisk business regardless of the recession or our own dalliances with newer, global flavours &mdash; European or Brazilian or Mayan. So it is an irony that when it comes to more formal or stylised Indian dining there are such few options to choose from.

Modern accent

Fifty and I am done. This is the first time that I have had to walk out of a tasting. But after smelling, swirling and sipping on (but not spitting out) close to 50 wines from the Piedmonte region, in under two hours, I really cannot take it any more.

Italy in a glass

Fashion trends often repeat themselves and eyeglass trends are no exception. This summer, eyewear designers are predicting a fusion of the retro and the futuristic look with squares, contrasting hues, oversized styles and unique and dramatic shapes deemed fashionable. Just pair your eyeglasses with a &lsquo;50s knit cardigan, high-waisted wide leg jeans, or a tweed suit jacket to create a cohesive vintage summer look.

Summer eyewear

Consulting during a chess game is illegal under normal conditions. It hasn&rsquo;t worked well in experiments. In Kasparov Vs Rest of the World for instance, the RoW made sub-optimal moves at crunch moments. The most popular move was chosen and by definition, those choices were mediocre at inflection points.

CHESS #583

Poor Yavuz Berke, now Adam Leon. He&rsquo;s that 31-year-old Turkish-origin Canadian student pilot who wanted to end his life but couldn&rsquo;t summon the courage to do it himself. Deciding to outsource the job, he stole a plane from his flight school and flew into American airspace without authorisation, figuring that he&rsquo;d be put out of his misery by their jumpy, post-9/11 air force.

Goodbye, crool world

Umesh Ganjam is behind one of the oldest names in heritage jewellery. He takes Abhilasha Ojha through the journey of the brand and how it has evolved.

More than just jewellery

Before signing Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the youth ambassador for Dabur Chyawanprash to work along with its existing brand ambassador, Amitabh Bachchan, Dabur conducted some consumer checks to find out which young celebrity represented the values of inner strength and leadership.

Brand ambassadors, they are a-changin

Jeans and casual wear manufacturer Levi Strauss (India) is looking to launch women&rsquo;s innerwear and socks by the end of current year. The company is also eyeing the personal care segment and has plans to launch deodorants and other products to supplement its existing jeans wear range.

Levi's to launch women's innerwear

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