My first Brush with management (or mismangement)... 5 years ago

Ok... this was 5 years ago.. 7th sem of Mechanical engg. diploma.. at Fr. Agnel Polytecnic, Vashi...

V hav our.. final semester... project.. had a grp of 4 ppl... all guju's.. hehe

decieded to make ... flexible shaft bluffing cum grinding m/c.... seems like rocket science.. but.. just a complicated name of a simple m/c... it brush at management .. ;)

then... v .. had to do.. literature survey.. so as to... see.. reponse in the mrkt of the product... instead.. v utilized the time.. in chilling out at home.. makein a dummy survey.. seem so familiar to few of my mrktin frnds(read MD) ;)

then.. the dificult part began... mfging... & yaar.. it was dificult.. everythin.. tht cud hav gone wrong.. went wrong... seriously.. a nightmarish situation.. thts y.. planing is so important... i hav learnt... the tale of wot all went wrong.. is unfolding...

1st... had to make a shaft (4 those frnds. who dont get it.. 4 them.. its a round thing.. hahah) .... had to fit bearings(br no. 6025) at 2 places... tht had 25 mm dia.. on vch it was gonna sit... its a very critical dia.. & bearing needs to fit perfectly.. no loose fit.. i.e. if dia get less than 25 mm.....
& just happened.. was watchin my frnd workin on lathe.. the dimension came near to 25.. the overenthusiatic fellow.. gave excess feed.. & the entire shaft was kaput... fuck.. tht was the only thing remaining.. &.. 6 hrs of mehnat... was down the drain.. thank god.. tht particular material was provided by college.. & was not our expense...
Sir blasted... & said.. forget the shaft material.. he wud not provide it again.. shaft was the most curtial part.. & v had hit roadblock..

v purchased pulleys.. 2 in numbers... 1 fine day.. i was absent.. & my dear grp members... drilled holes. in it.. & kept it away.. it was the last part to put on the m/c while assembling...

then the housing.. the material was not b purchased by us... me & a frnd.. went to a end-piece shop in kurla.. & got a piece exactly as v wanted..also... 2 end pieces.. to cover our housing.. in total it wieghed 10 odd kgs.. got it at the rate of Rs. 17/kg.. v thought .. v hav got a gud bargain.. as our ppl.. had got it at around.. 20-25 Rs. /kg... v were happy..
As shaft had hit a road block.. v started work on housing... subsequently.. sir gave us.. another piece for shaft.. & i annouced.. tht.. i wil turn the entire thing.. no touch it.. as it was critical.. the shaft was done.. bearing fitted quiet well.. i was happy.. the Outer dia(OD) of bearin was to b fitted to the housing.. the housing turnins started.. but.. it wudnt churn the metal out.. the tools broke right.. left.. & centre... even a crabide tool was used.. but.. to no avail... wot to do now... tht enrite 10 kg block was now a waste.. got a new 1... Rs. 25/kg.. costliest of every1... tht turned out to b good... latter found out tht.. the previous metal was harder.. & as it was an end piece... it was even harder..
the houseing.. started taking shape... the critical breaing dia.. was declared as 62 mm.. (as bearin is 6025) ... v made it.. 61 mm.. just to check... try to fit the bearing.. wot do see here.. oooo... the actual bearing dia was 52 mm.... how cud v make such a huge blunder.. i still fail to understand...
now. wot to do.. any brillant engg solution. forget the end plate.. make a bush out of tht material.. vth.. od 62.. id 52... so.. this blunder was plugged...

most of the things were ready.. now time to put the pullies.. vch u remember..were already drilled.. wot do v see... the holes r out.. the pulley holes r not proper.. the reason.. it was to b done on a 3-chuck lathe... & not on a normal drill m/c.. where.. v hold the pulley by hand... got a huge lecture from our... sir...
those were waste now.. got another 1.. & drilled on a lathe..

then assembled.. & the m/c worked well...

finally...

this made me understand... how important is management in everything...planning, oragnaising. & all those stuff... v lacked everything.. then..

now i cudnt imagine.. how cud v able to commit every mistake.. tht cud hav been commited...

& the story above.. has .. lot less stuff.. made.. few more hilarious mistakes.. hahaha..

but hats off.. v cud complete on time... vth all these blunders... the most memorable.. & my 1st "PROJECT" -> FLEXIBLE SHAFT BUFFING cum GRINDING M/c .. By "G-Bros" (tht v tagged our grp)

Living life to its fullest - A SIX SIGMA & LEAN SIGMA Approach

Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects.

Key methodology of Six Sigma is DMAIC i.e. Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve & Control ...

So wots its got to do with life... hmm.. got this while thought driving around Autobahn (ofcourse on my NFS - Porsche Unleashed .. hehe..)

We need a life which is disciplined.. tht is devoid of difficulties(i.e. defect in 6 sigma terms).. & v strive to improve our quality of life i.e. to hav much more peace of mind (& not pieces of mind .. haha) ..

So its quite linked up to Six Sigma ideology.. isnt it...

So.. now lets see.. can v use methodology of DMAIC to life....

Define - we need to define our goal(s) in life.. wot v really need from our lives.. how much... when..

Measure - we need to measure .. where our life is at the moment.. & thus how much v need to improve or put efforts to reach the defined point..

Analyze - So now we need to develop ways to reach to our goals.. & implement it ..

Improve - now we need to keep on improving the measures we take to develop oursleves..

Control - & also control the our progress...

ok.. now the above 5 steps look too childish.. yeh they r... but.. think if v r talkin of our goals related to change our outlook towards certain things...

v can also apporach our problem in also a very structured way.. any kind of personal problems.. v define wot is our problem... & measure.. the point of views of differnt parties involved.. analyze in a very neutral manner.. try & find ways to improve the situation .. & then the control can b carried out by.. reviewing how the things r workin out...

u may think.. tht the above is easier said then done... wel.. yeh.. u may b right.. but.. attaining 6 sigma level isnt piece of cake... remember.. its just 3.4 defects per million... so.. our life wil b so easy & smooth...

now.. how can b an easier approach b more useful... its abt lean sigma

Lean Sigma basically talks about Conquering complexities...

To apply it directly to our lives... v need to reduce complexities of our lives...

v try & tend to make our lives complex & end up geting upset of things... the major two reasons tht i feel of this are... assuming things & having expectation from others

v tend to assume.. tht this person should react in such a manner... he should hav done this & that... havin preconceived notions also dont help much...

other part.. having expectation... it goes hand in hand vth assuming things... expectations from others puts a lot of burden between relationships... if v just keep on doing our thing... others r tend to follow soon... just v hav to b a bit pateint... expecting them to follow immediately... or how soon... wil also increase complexity

to.. reduce complexities in life.. do ur thing... & keep the rest on time.. everything will happen ur way if ur sure wot u r doing...

I really dont know.. wot i hav been thinkin in linkin up strategic management theory & life.. is it right or wrong... or is it some completely outrageous idea...

looking forward to ur comments...

Baa Bahoo aur Baby - A Tribute

Ok... 1st i must clarify.. i am not at all into serials.. not at all... i only see 1.. & this is the 1..

A complete family entertainer...a comedy... vth some message ... no bitching .. no stabbing in the back stuff...

Wot 1st clicked to me... a joint family .. ok tht every other soap.. but no vapish character .. now thts a rarity...

Every character defined so meticulously a ting of humor in each of them...


The most loved character of the lot... & definately of the majority of viewers ... GATTU...




Fantastic mannerism.. & acting of Deven Bhojani is just mind blowing...


All in all .. A complete family entertainer... vth no dark side to it..