Ðñïúüíôá ôïõ DJ, Á.Å.

ÄåäïìÝíïõ üôé President-elect Obama ðñïåôïéìÜæåôáé íá ðÜñåé ôï ãñáöåßï, åßíáé åêåß ðïëëÞ óõæÞôçóç ãéá «ôçí õðåõèõíüôçôá,» éäéáßôåñá ðáñÜ ôá ìåãÜëá öõëëÜäéá óôéò ôñáðåæéêÝò åñãáóßåò; êáé ôþñá áõôüìáôåò âéïìç÷áíßåò. 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 èåßïõ Sam's (ðñáãìáôéêÜ ôá ÷ñÞìáôÜ óáò êáé ôá ÷ñÞìáôÜ ìïõ) áëëÜ äåí åßíáé 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 åßíáé ç êõâÝñíçóç) ôá âïõíÜ ôçò ãñáöéêÞò åñãáóßáò ãéá íá åîáóöáëßóïõí üôé ôá êõâåñíçôéêÜ ÷ñÞìáôá ÷ñçóéìïðïéïýíôáé ôïí ôñüðï ðïõ ôïí èÝëïõí ãéá íá åßíáé.

Áöüôïõ ôá Ýôç Üñóçò ôùí åëÝã÷ùí, ðïõ ïé ïéêïíïìïëüãïé ëÝíå åßíáé åí ìÝñåé íá êáôçãïñÞóïõí ãéá ôçí ôñÝ÷ïõóá äõóÜñåóôç êáôÜóôáóÞ ìáò, ôï åêêñåìÝò áñ÷ßæåé íá ôáëáíôåýåôáé óôçí Üëëç êáôåýèõíóç. Ãéá ôïõëÜ÷éóôïí ôçí åðüìåíç äåêáåôßá Þ Ýôóé, ïé ïéêïíïìéêïß åìðåéñïãíþìïíåò áíáìÝíïõí ôéò ÇÐÁ. ãéá íá áãêáëéÜóåé ôïí áõîáíüìåíï êõâåñíçôéêü êáíïíéóìü. Óôçí ðñáãìáôéêüôçôá, ïé é ðïëßôåò, ðïëëïß áðü ôïõò ïðïßïõò áéóèÜíïíôáé áõôïß ëçóôåýïíôáé ãéá íá õðïóôçñßîïõí ôéò êáêÝò åðé÷åéñçóéáêÝò áðïöÜóåéò êáé ç åêôåëåóôéêÞ õðåñâïëÞ, áðáéôåß ôï ìåãáëýôåñï êáíïíéóìü êáé ôçí ðéü áõóôçñÞ êõâåñíçôéêÞ ðáñÜëåéøç.

Ìüëéò åãêáôáóôÞóåé ìÝóá ç ïìÜäá ôïõ, ïé åìðåéñïãíþìïíåò âéïìç÷áíßáò áíáìÝíïõí íá äïõí ôçí êõâÝñíçóç Ýíá ìåôÜëëåõìá ìÝóá ïðïõäÞðïôå êáé üðïôå ï Ðñüåäñïò óêÝöôåôáé ôçí ïéêïíïìßá Þ ìéá éäéáßôåñç âéïìç÷áíßá ÷ñåéÜæåôáé ìéá þèçóç. Êáé ëüãù ôçò êõâåñíçôéêÞò ôåñÜóôéáò åðÝíäõóçò óôéò ôñÜðåæåò êáé ôéò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò ôçò ÷þñáò, ï Ðñüåäñïò èá ôï èåùñÞóåé ôï äéêáßùìÜ ôïõ, ßóùò áêüìç êáé ôï êáèÞêïí ôïõ, åîÞãçóå óôïí ïéêïíïìéêü áíáëõôÞ Chris Kuehl óå Ýíá ðñüóöáôï Fabricators & Ýíùóç êáôáóêåõáóôþí, äéåèíÝò åíçìåñùôéêü äåëôßï. «ÔáúóìÝíç óõììåôÝ÷åé Þäç óôéò ÇÐÁ. ôï ôñáðåæéêü óýóôçìá áðü ðÜíôá ðñéí, êáé åêåßíç ç óõììåôï÷Þ èá åðåêôáèïýí ðéèáíþò,» ðñïåéäïðïéåß Kuehl. «Ôï ôìÞìá Õðïõñãåßïõ Ïéêïíïìéêþí åßíáé Þäç éäéïêôÞôçò ìåñþí ïé ðåñéóóüôåñåò áðü ôéò óçìáíôéêüôåñåò ôñÜðåæåò óôç ÷þñá, ìéá êïñõöáßá áóöáëéóôéêÞ åôáéñåßá, êáé ßóùò, Ýãêáéñç, ïé ìåãÜëåò ôñåéò áõôüìáôåò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò. Áõôüò äßíåé ôéò ÇÐÁ. êõâÝñíçóç Ýíáò óçìáíôéêüò ðÜóóáëïò êáôÜ ôçí åêôÝëåóç ôùí ìåãáëýôåñùí åðé÷åéñÞóåþí ôïõ, ïé ïðïßåò èá óçìÜíïõí ôçí êáôåýèõíóç êáé ôéò óõìâïõëÝò.»

¸ôóé áêïíßóôå ôá ìïëýâéá óáò, ðñïóèÝóôå Ýíá ðñüóèåôï êéâþôéï Þ äýï áðü ôï Ýããñáöï óôç äéáôáãÞ áíåöïäéáóìïý ãñáöåßùí óáò áõôü ôï ìÞíá êáé ðñïåôïéìáóôåßôå íá ðñïóèÝóåôå ìéá êáñÝêëá óôçí áßèïõóá óõíåäñéÜóåùí ãéá ôï èåßï 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.