Ðñïúüíôá ôïõ DJ, Á.Å.

ÄåäïìÝíïõ üôé President-elect Obama ðñïåôïéìÜæåôáé íá ðÜñåé ôï ãñáöå1sï, å1síáé åêå1s ðïëëÞ óõæÞôçóç ãéá «ôçí õðåõèõíüôçôá,» éäéá1sôåñá ðáñÜ ôá ìåãÜëá öõëëÜäéá óôéò ôñáðåæéêÝò åñãáó1såò; êáé ôþñá áõôüìáôåò âéïìç÷áí1såò. ÌïéÜæåé ìå ôïõò áõôüìáôïõò êáôáóêåõáóôÝò ôïõ Íôçôñüéô ðñüêåéôáé íá êáôáâÜëåé ôçí ôéìÞ ãéá ôç ìÜëëïí áëáæïíéêÞ óõìðåñéöïñÜ ôùí ïéêïíïìéêþí ïñãÜíùí ôïõ Ýèíïõò ðïõ Þôáí ãñÞãïñá íá ðÜñïõí ôá ÷ñÞìáôá èå1sïõ Sam's (ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôá ÷ñÞìáôÜ óáò êáé ôá ÷ñÞìáôÜ ìïõ) áëëÜ äåí å1síáé ôüóï ãñÞãïñá íá ìáò ðïõí ôé Ý÷ïõí êÜíåé ìå ôï. Ôá ðåñáéôÝñù öõëëÜäéá ðïõ Ýñ÷ïíôáé öïñôþíïõí ìå ôïõò êáíüíåò, ôïõò êáíïíéóìïýò êáé (áõôü ðïõ å1síáé ç êõâÝñíçóç) ôá âïõíÜ ôçò ãñáöéêÞò åñãáó1sáò ãéá íá åîáóöáë1sóïõí üôé ôá êõâåñíçôéêÜ ÷ñÞìáôá ÷ñçóéìïðïéïýíôáé ôïí ôñüðï ðïõ ôïí èÝëïõí ãéá íá å1síáé.

Áöüôïõ ôá Ýôç Üñóçò ôùí åëÝã÷ùí, ðïõ ïé ïéêïíïìïëüãïé ëÝíå å1síáé åí ìÝñåé íá êáôçãïñÞóïõí ãéá ôçí ôñÝ÷ïõóá äõóÜñåóôç êáôÜóôáóÞ ìáò, ôï åêêñåìÝò áñ÷1sæåé íá ôáëáíôåýåôáé óôçí Üëëç êáôåýèõíóç. Ãéá ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ôçí åðüìåíç äåêáåô1sá Þ Ýôóé, ïé ïéêïíïìéêï1s åìðåéñïãíþìïíåò áíáìÝíïõí ôéò ÇÐÁ. ãéá íá áãêáëéÜóåé ôïí áõîáíüìåíï êõâåñíçôéêü êáíïíéóìü. Óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá, ïé é ðïë1sôåò, ðïëëï1s áðü ôïõò ïðï1sïõò áéóèÜíïíôáé áõôï1s ëçóôåýïíôáé ãéá íá õðïóôçñ1sîïõí ôéò êáêÝò åðé÷åéñçóéáêÝò áðïöÜóåéò êáé ç åêôåëåóôéêÞ õðåñâïëÞ, áðáéôå1s ôï ìåãáëýôåñï êáíïíéóìü êáé ôçí ðéü áõóôçñÞ êõâåñíçôéêÞ ðáñÜëåéøç.

Ìüëéò åãêáôáóôÞóåé ìÝóá ç ïìÜäá ôïõ, ïé åìðåéñïãíþìïíåò âéïìç÷áí1sáò áíáìÝíïõí íá äïõí ôçí êõâÝñíçóç Ýíá ìåôÜëëåõìá ìÝóá ïðïõäÞðïôå êáé üðïôå ï Ðñüåäñïò óêÝöôåôáé ôçí ïéêïíïì1sá Þ ìéá éäéá1sôåñç âéïìç÷áí1sá ÷ñåéÜæåôáé ìéá þèçóç. Êáé ëüãù ôçò êõâåñíçôéêÞò ôåñÜóôéáò åðÝíäõóçò óôéò ôñÜðåæåò êáé ôéò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò ôçò ÷þñáò, ï Ðñüåäñïò èá ôï èåùñÞóåé ôï äéêá1sùìÜ ôïõ, 1sóùò áêüìç êáé ôï êáèÞêïí ôïõ, åîÞãçóå óôïí ïéêïíïìéêü áíáëõôÞ Chris Kuehl óå Ýíá ðñüóöáôï Fabricators & Ýíùóç êáôáóêåõáóôþí, äéåèíÝò åíçìåñùôéêü äåëô1sï. «ÔáúóìÝíç óõììåôÝ÷åé Þäç óôéò ÇÐÁ. ôï ôñáðåæéêü óýóôçìá áðü ðÜíôá ðñéí, êáé åêå1síç ç óõììåôï÷Þ èá åðåêôáèïýí ðéèáíþò,» ðñïåéäïðïéå1s Kuehl. «Ôï ôìÞìá Õðïõñãå1sïõ Ïéêïíïìéêþí å1síáé Þäç éäéïêôÞôçò ìåñþí ïé ðåñéóóüôåñåò áðü ôéò óçìáíôéêüôåñåò ôñÜðåæåò óôç ÷þñá, ìéá êïñõöá1sá áóöáëéóôéêÞ åôáéñå1sá, êáé 1sóùò, Ýãêáéñç, ïé ìåãÜëåò ôñåéò áõôüìáôåò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò. Áõôüò ä1síåé ôéò ÇÐÁ. êõâÝñíçóç Ýíáò óçìáíôéêüò ðÜóóáëïò êáôÜ ôçí åêôÝëåóç ôùí ìåãáëýôåñùí åðé÷åéñÞóåþí ôïõ, ïé ïðï1såò èá óçìÜíïõí ôçí êáôåýèõíóç êáé ôéò óõìâïõëÝò.»

¸ôóé áêïí1sóôå ôá ìïëýâéá óáò, ðñïóèÝóôå Ýíá ðñüóèåôï êéâþôéï Þ äýï áðü ôï Ýããñáöï óôç äéáôáãÞ áíåöïäéáóìïý ãñáöå1sùí óáò áõôü ôï ìÞíá êáé ðñïåôïéìáóôå1sôå íá ðñïóèÝóåôå ìéá êáñÝêëá óôçí á1sèïõóá óõíåäñéÜóåùí ãéá ôï èå1sï Sam. ÌïéÜæåé ìå ôï êþëõìá ðñüêåéôáé ðÜëé!

DJ Products has introduced a revolutionary new motorized retrofit cart kit that takes the pain and strain out of common tasks performed by many workers in a broad section of U.S. jobs. Designed to be mounted to almost any cart, this new retrofit kit can increase usefulness, flexibility, efficiency and worker safety in a wide variety of environments, including applications in hospitality and resort, hospital and healthcare, food service, retail, distribution and?warehousing, vending, casino, banking and a host of other industries.

Designed to enhance and improve the capacity and flexibility of your cart investment, DJ Products¢ retrofit cart kit is ergonomically designed and motorized to eliminate the musculoskeletal strain placed on workers when manually maneuvering heavy carts through the work environment. As America¢s workforce ages, the risk of bodily injury increases as workers struggle to push and pull heavy carts from place to place and into position for use. Particularly common are back and muscle injuries?that usually?require expensive, long-term treatment and account for considerable lost man-hours. ?A single back injury can cost a business $26,000 in time lost.

Employers who have installed DJ Products¢ retrofit powered cart kit on their carts have reported a significant decreased in work-related injuries and employee turnover. Hand-in-hand has come improvement in employee efficiency and productivity. Employees have also expressed increased satisfaction with their jobs, a common phenomenon when employers act in their workers¢ best interest to safeguard health and safety.

Able to power carts up to 4,000 pounds, DJ Products¢ motorized retrofit cart kit is equipped with ergonomically-designed, variable-speed twist grips that allow forward and backward motion at speeds up to 3.2 mph. The motorized kit can move carts over a wide variety of surfaces, including carpet, tile, marble, cement and asphalt. Powered by two heavy-duty 12-volt batteries, the 24-volt motor in DJ Products¢ retrofit cart kit is powerful enough to perform for an entire shift without recharging. Customizable to any application or environment, the DJ Products retrofit cart kit can be field installed by the customer or DJ Products can provide onsite installation.

For complete specifications and to view the revolutionary DJ Products motorized retrofit cart kit in action, visit the DJ Products website.

A small business owner I admired embodied three qualities that got him through many tough times in the material handling business: innovation, positive thinking and hard work. These same qualities can help us weather the current storm successfully.

Innovation. A great believer in innovation, my friend was the first in his region to buck the industry and offer new electric-powered forklift trucks and hand-operated movers when they first came on the market. Decades ago he foresaw the advantages of cleaner, more efficiently powered material handling equipment. Had he still been in business, he¢d have been among the first to embrace safer, ergonomically-designed, even more energy efficient, battery-operated material handling equipment. Embracing new technology as it becomes available positions you to reap the rewards of improved energy efficiency, increased maneuverability, innovative safety features and greater flexibility of use.

Positive thinking. Even during tough times, my friend was a great believer in the power of positive thinking. He ran his business and lived his life in accordance with a quote from Henry Ford that he kept prominently displayed on his desk: “Whether you think that you can, or that you can¢t, you are usually right.” My friend would have been the first to see the opportunities in a depressed market. Bargains abound for the savvy businessman. This can be a good time to expand your territorial or product base by partnering with or buying out a faltering competitor. Depression of the construction industry has led to aggressive pricing in commercial markets making this a good time to build or expand facilities. This can also be a prime time to upgrade your technology. Many firms are offering unbeatable deals or deferred payments to stimulate business. Plant and business closures are also creating great deals on used equipment.

Hard work. My friend knew that positive thinking alone never accomplished anything. No slouch when it came time to roll up his sleeves and get dirty, another favorite saying was, “God helps those who help themselves.” To survive the current recession, you¢re going to have to be innovative, flexible and forward thinking; but you¢re also going to have to reign in unnecessary expenses, tighten up financial practices, maximize worker and production efficiency, and work hard to stay ahead of the competition.