It was a nice departure from the normal text-book study method, and that's true about the whole POM course here in NITIE. In fact, that's what an MBA education should be, because a picture is worth a thousand words. Coming back to the movie...
It is about three Chinese monks who live in a monastery on the top of the mountain. It's really fun to watch.Background
After the cultural revolution and the fall of the political Gang of Four in 1976, the film was one of the first animations created as part of the rebirth period. It is also referred to as The Three Buddhist Priests. The film is based on the ancient Chinese proverb "One monk will shoulder two buckets of water, two monks will share the load, but add a third and no one will want to fetch water." If you watch the film, you'll notice that the film does not contain any dialogues, allowing it to be watched by any culture, and a different music instrument signifies each monk. It was released in 1980.Different solutions were given by us as Dr. Mandi had paused the video in the middle.They are as follows:
- 2 monks - 1 bucket
- One Monk - 1 Day
- Half way - 1 monk & other half - other monk
- Get a motor connect to a pipe.
- Put a middle mark on the stick
- Monastery should shift to ground.
- & many more....
And the whole point here is that we have to look into the efficiency of the system as a whole.
1 monk
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2 monk
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Output
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2 basket
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1 basket
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Input
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say 100 - theoretical
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50 - theoretical
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200 - actual
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50 - actual
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Productivity
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1/100
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1/50
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Now moving on to the interpretations for the same .
Objective Measurement:
The use of scale is the one of the best moves as this is scientific way of doing things.If the organisation has to achieve the best results then it is the necessary pre-requisite to quantify it and there should be no subjective measurement.
Instant Feedback and Communication:
As we progress through the video we can see that in method : 1 there is no communication to method : 3 there is maximum communication.
High Interdependence:
As we had seen in method 1: that there is no interdependence so the productivity is minimum to method : 3 wherein the productivity is maximum where the interdependence is maximum. So it can be concluded that the more interdependent the organisation is the more risky it hence maximum profitability is achieved.
Realisation of self:
Three different characters are working towards the same goal i.e to save every soul . So as we progress through the video we get to know how the three characters evolved as they change the method of working .
Work changes increases productivity:
The use of scale,mid point identification, reduction in work tools,innovation,modern assembly line show that even small changes can bring unexpected results in production and productivity.
Innovative methods improve Philosophy of work force :
The way new methods adopted by any company affects the philosophy of the workers or the employees working for it.Be it a small change like providing snacks/lunch or be it a bigger change like improvement in oresent working methods.
The way new methods adopted by any company affects the philosophy of the workers or the employees working for it.Be it a small change like providing snacks/lunch or be it a bigger change like improvement in oresent working methods.
I must tell you that this film won a few awards too:
- Won the outstanding film award at China's Ministry of Culture.
- Won the Best animated film prize at the first Golden Rooster Awards in 1981.
- Won four international awards including a Silver Bear for Short Film at the 32nd Berlin Film Festival in 1982.
