99. Get to the bottom of things

In Japan's Toyota Motor Corporation, there was a popular management method called "getting to the bottom of things." That is to say, we should adopt an attitude of getting to the bottom of everything that happens in the company recently in order to find out the final reason. Once the final cause is found, a series of problems will be deeply understood.

For example, if a machine in the company suddenly stops, then follow this clue to conduct a series of questions:

Ask: "Why doesn't the machine spin?"

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Answer: "Because the fuse is broken."

Question: "Why is the fuse broken?"

Answer: "Because it is overloaded The current is too large."

Question: "Why is it overloaded?"

Answer: "Because the bearing is not lubricated enough."

Question: " Why is the bearing not lubricated enough? ”

Answer: “Because the oil pump cannot suck up the lubricating oil.”

Question: “Why can’t the oil pump suck up the lubricating oil?”

Q: "Why does the oil pump have serious wear and tear?"

Answer: "Because the oil pump is not equipped with a filter. Let the iron filings get mixed in.”

After questioning this point, the final reason has been found. Install a filter on the oil pump, replace the fuse, and the machine will run normally.

100. By chance, evading tariffs

The U.S. customs has a history of hundreds of years. It is extremely difficult to deliberately evade customs regulations without breaking the law. But importer Jonny said: "Although the customs is strict, there are still holes to drill. Just use your brain a little bit."

Importing French women's leather gloves requires high import taxes because Such leather gloves are extremely expensive in the United States. Jonny went to France and bought 10,000 pairs of the most expensive leather gloves. Then, he carefully cut the first pair of leather gloves into two pieces and sent 10,000 left gloves to the United States, but he never picked up the goods. When the goods have passed the delivery deadline, the customs will auction the goods as unowned goods as usual. Since the entire batch of left gloves was worthless, Jonny bought them all for a pittance.

At this time, the customs authorities were aware of something fishy. They told their subordinates to be careful, as a batch of right-hand importers might arrive, and they should not let the cunning importer succeed. However, all this was not expected by Jonny. He also expected that the customs officers would assume that these right gloves would be shipped in a package like the left gloves last time. So he packed these right gloves into five thousand boxes. The customs officer thought that since there were two gloves in a box, it must be one pair. So the second batch of goods got the green light to pass through U.S. Customs. Jonny only paid the customs duty on 5,000 pairs of gloves, plus a small sum paid at the auction of the first batch, and he shipped all 10,000 pairs of gloves to the United States.