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Welcome to the court of Emperor Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar

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Noble Noblemen! men!There There isisaavery veryimportant important matter matterbefore beforethe the court courttoday. today.

The Theraw rawmaterial material price is shooting price is shootingup. up. The Thematerial materialcost costof of aasword swordhas hasgone goneup up by byRs.10 Rs.10..And And…. ….We We are areadding adding50,000 50,000 soldiers soldiersto toour ourarmy army this thisyear. year.

I Iwant wantto tohandle handle this thissituation situation without without increasing increasingthe the taxes. taxes.Please Please give giveyour your valuable valuable suggestions suggestionsas asto to how we should how we should face facethis this situation. situation.

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Your YourMajesty, Majesty,I I have havesix sixideas ideas which whichcan canreduce reduce the thecost costof ofaa sword swordby byatleast atleast Rs.20 Rs.20without without compromising compromisingthe the functional functional requirements. requirements.

Why Whyeveryone’s everyone’s quiet? quiet? Birbal! Birbal!I Iam am surprised surprisedthat thatyou you too toohave havebecome become silent!! silent!!

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Brilliant!. Brilliant!. Tell Tellus usthose those ideas. ideas.

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Part Count Reduction

Presently, Presently, the thehilt hilthas has 77parts. parts.The The proposed proposed design designwill will have have44..

Existing Design

New Idea

7 parts

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Part Commonisation For Forthe thenew newhilt, hilt, instead insteadof ofdesigning designing exclusive rivets, exclusive rivets,we we can canuse usethe therivets rivetsof of daggers. daggers.

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Benchmarking When Whenthe theShah Shahof of Persia Persiawas wasour ourGuest Guest last lastmonth month,, I Iobserved observedthat thatthe the hilt in his sword does hilt in his sword does not nothave haveaacurved curved portion. portion.We Wecan can design designsimilar similarhilts hiltsfor for our ourexperienced experienced soldiers. soldiers.

Existing Design

New Idea

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The Thesheath sheath which whichhouses houses the theblade bladeisis made madeof ofcopper copper now. now. We Wecan canswitch switch over overto toAlloy Alloy steel steelwhich whichisis cheaper. cheaper.

Alternate Material

Copper

Steel

Sheath Blade

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Weight Reduction

Since Sincealloy alloysteel steelisis stronger strongerthan than copper, copper,we wecan can reduce reducethe the thickness thicknessby by0.5 0.5mm mm which whichwill willsave save material material

1.5 mm

2 mm

Sheath Blade

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Yield Improvement

The Thecurved curvedblade blade design designisisyielding yielding only only22pieces piecesper per die. die.IfIfaastraight straight blade bladeisis designed, designed,we wecan can extract extract33pieces pieces per perdie. die.

2 Blades

3 Blades

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Saheb, Saheb,there thereisisno no doubt that the doubt that the present presentsword sword designed designedby byyou youfor for my myGrandfather’s Grandfather’s army armyisissuperior. superior. However, let However, letus ustest test this thisnew newdesign designinin our ourbarracks.If barracks.Ifthey they pass passthe thetests, tests,we we will willdeploy deploythem theminin the thebattle battlefield. field.

There Thereisisan an advantage advantagealso. also. I Ido donot nothave haveto to increase increasethe thetax. tax.

IfIfthe theideas ideaspass pass the thetest, test,we wecan can save saveatleast atleastRs. Rs. Ten TenLakhs Lakhsthis this year, year,thus thusserving serving the thepurpose purposeof of cost reduction. cost reduction.

Your Yourmajesty. majesty.The The present presentdesign designisisbeing being used usedsince sincethe thetime timeof of Babur Babur without withoutany anyfailure. failure. We Weshould shouldnot notrisk riskany any design designchange. change.

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Birbal! Birbal!I Iwonder wonder how howyou you developed developedthese these ideas! ideas!IsIsthere thereaa systematic systematicway wayby by which others can which others can also alsobe betrained trainedto to generate generatesuch such ideas. ideas.

p Analysis AnalysisSystem System SL 1 in Value Engineering Technique(FAST) Technique(FAST)any anybody bodycan can generate generatesuch suchideas. ideas.FAST FASTisisaa powerful powerfultool toolused usedininValue Value Engineering Engineering(VE) (VE)which whichisisan an extremely extremelyeffective effectivesystem systemto to improve improveproducts productsand andservices services for forcost costand andproductivity productivity improvement. improvement.

IfIfsix sixideas ideasfor forthe the sword sworditself itselfcan can save saveRs. Rs.Ten Tenlakhs lakhs,, imagine imaginehow howmuch much money moneywe wecan cansave save on onother otherweapons weaponslike like spears, spears,arrows arrowsand and cannons cannonsetc. etc.

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Yes, Yes,your your Majesty. Majesty.

Birbal! Birbal!There Thereare arefour fourdivisions divisionsininmy my army army––Infantry, Infantry,Cavalry,Artillery Cavalry,Artilleryand and Elephant Elephantbrigade. brigade.I Iwant wantyou youto toteach teach the theengineers engineersinineach eachof ofthese these divisions divisionsthe theapplication applicationof of Value Value Engineering Engineering(VE), (VE), especially especiallythe the Functional FunctionalAnalysis AnalysisSystem System Technique(FAST). Technique(FAST).Each Eachdivision divisionshould should release releaseArmoury ArmouryChange ChangeRequests Requests (ACRs) (ACRs)for forthe theworth worthof ofRs.25 Rs.25lakh. lakh.

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