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throughout the days, and someâ€" times most of the nights, to find beginning of the week. . It was a real conumdrum, too. One that had engaged the best brains at the Waterioo engineerâ€" ing and manufacturing facility of NCR Canada Ltd. In brief, as Bob Rushby, direcâ€" tor of engineering for the comâ€" finally solved the problem, there was interest to see what the Laurier business students would make of it, as a guide for future So, in an annual exercise that is termed the integrated case, the had been introduced in 1984 that had failed to meet the company‘s seven, tackled the problem from all angles â€" and came up with a variety of solutions. All classes were cancelled for the week. Rushby said there were a numâ€" ber of possibilities, including a redesign of the product, a diffeâ€" rent approach to maintenance, a fresh marketing approach, or a suggestion that the product be scrapped, among others. ‘"We are looking forward to getting some good ideas from the students," Rushby said, as he arrived on campus with other senior management people from NCR to listen to the best soluâ€" tions â€" selected by an internal board of Laurier facuity members that heard all 30 presentations and selected the best five. Even though the company had made a decision in this matter. there are many similar matters that could benefit from a fresh look by those outside the comâ€" pany. the NCR executive said. Rushby. who had sat in on the case considered by last year‘s students. said he was impressed with the professionalism and abilâ€" itv of the Laurier students "This is an invaluable exercise for the company." he said NCR is a major Waterioo emâ€" ployer, and one of the largest research and development cenâ€" tres in Canada for the electronic and computing industry Those on the NCR team with Rushby were Thomas Duff, con troller: Susan Demeter. manager of personne! resources, Roger King, semor engineering managâ€" er for counter top products;: and Mike Visser. manager of imaging systems. _At an evening dinner, following the day of presentations last 70th Anniversary celebra tions this year for the Water loo District office for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind will include a Reception and Tea Wednes day, March 30, open to the public from 14 p.m. with an official Cake Cutting Cere mony at 3 p.m Some of the CNIB‘s accom plishments over the past seven decades include develâ€" oping â€" specialized employ ment services and work shops, maintaining an accurate system of registraâ€" tion and medical statistics For â€" more â€" information please contact the Waterioo District office for the Canaâ€" dian Institute for the Blind, 180 King St. S., 742â€"3536. 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