Ðñïúüíôá ôïõ DJ, Á.Å.

¼÷é åíéáßïò Ýíáò áðü ôïõò êïñõöáßïõò öïñåßò ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò óôïí õëéêü ÷åéñéóìü êáé ôéò äéïéêçôéêÝò ìÝñéìíåò èÝëçóå ôïõò ãéïõò êáé ôéò êüñåò ôïõò óå Ýíá êÝíôñï äéáíïìÞò ùò åíçëßêïõò. Áõôü Þôáí ôï óõãêëïíßæïíôáò áðïôÝëåóìá ìéáò øçöïöïñßáò Benoit Montreuil, Ðñüåäñïò åðßäåéîç--÷åñéþí ôïõ Óõìâïõëßïõ âéïìç÷áíßáò êïëëåãßïõ ó÷åôéêÜ ìå ôçí åêðáßäåõóç õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý, ðÞñå êáôÜ ôç äéÜñêåéá ôçò Óõíüäïõ ÊïñõöÞò ôïõ õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý êáé äéïéêçôéêþí ìåñéìíþí åíüò ëåêôéêïý åðéôÝëïõò êáëïêáéñéïý. Ç øçöïöïñßá á÷ýñïõ ôùí äéåõèõíôéêþí óôåëå÷þí âéïìç÷áíßáò áíÜãêáóå Montreuil ãéá íá ñßîåé ìéá óêëçñÞ ìáôéÜ óôï ìÝëëïí ôïõ õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý êáé ôùí æçôçìÜôùí åñãáôéêþí äõíáìéêþí ðïõ èá âïçèÞóïõí íá êáèïñßóïõí åêåßíï ôï ìÝëëïí.

Ôï Montreuil èåùñåß ôçí áõîáíüìåíç êñßóç åñãáôéêþí äõíáìéêþí ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò, ç ïðïßá åßðå äåí åßíáé âéïìç÷áíßá óõãêåêñéìÝíç, ñéæïâïëïýí óå ôñßá æçôÞìáôá:

1. ÄåäïìÝíïõ üôé ïé ñáãáßåò áíáðôõóóüìåíïé ìùñþí áðïóýñïíôáé, õðÜñ÷ïõí ëéãüôåñïé åñãáæüìåíïé ãéá íá ôéò áíôéêáôáóôÞóïõí. Ôï åñãáôéêü äõíáìéêü ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò óõññéêíþíåôáé.
2. Ç åðüìåíç ãåíåÜ ôçò ÁìåñéêÞò ôùí åñãáæïìÝíùí ðñïôéìÜ ôéò õðáëëçëéêÝò åñãáóßåò áðü ôéò åñãáóßåò óôá åñãïóôÜóéá êáé ôá êÝíôñá äéáíïìÞò. Ãéá íá êüøïõí ôéò äáðÜíåò, ðïëëÝò åðé÷åéñÞóåéò ìåôáöÝñïõí ôéò åñãáóßåò åñãáóßáò óôéò îÝíåò ÷þñåò. Ôá ðïõ Ý÷ïõí ìåôáíáóôåýóåé laborers ðåñéëáìâÜíïõí ôï ìåãáëýôåñï ôìÞìá ôùí åñãáæïìÝíùí åñãïóôáóßùí êáé äéáíïìÞò, ìéá ôÜóç ðïõ áõîÜíåôáé.
3. Ïé åñãáóßåò õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý êáé äéïéêçôéêþí ìåñéìíþí ãßíïíôáé áíôéëçðôÝò ãéá íá åßíáé èáìðÝò, âáèìïëïãßáò åéóáãùãÞò åñãáóßåò ðïõ áðáéôïýí ëßãç éêáíüôçôá êáé ç óõãêÝíôñùóç êáôþôáôïò-ðïõ ÷ôõðéÝôáé ðëçñþíåé.

Ïé ðñïöáíåßò âñá÷õðñüèåóìåò ëýóåéò åßíáé íá åéóá÷èïýí ðåñéóóüôåñïé îÝíïé åñãáæüìåíïé ðñüèõìïé íá åñãáóôïýí óôçí ÁìåñéêÞ õðü ôïõò ôñÝ÷ïíôåò üñïõò êáé ãéá ôá ðáñüíôá åðßðåäá áìïéâÞò, íá áíáëÜâïõí ìéá óçìáíôéêÞ ðñùôïâïõëßá ìÜñêåôéíãê íá áëëá÷ôåß ç áñíçôéêÞ åéêüíá ôïõ õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý êáé íá ðñïóåëêõóôåß Ýíá íÝï åñãáôéêü äõíáìéêü, êáé íá ìç÷áíïãñáöçèïýí êáé íá áõôïìáôïðïéçèïýí ïé äéáäéêáóßåò ìáò ãéá íá åëá÷éóôïðïéÞóïõí ôéò áíÜãêåò åñãáôéêïý äõíáìéêïý. Åíôïýôïéò, Montreuil ðñïåéäïðïßçóå üôé ïé ìáêñïðñüèåóìåò ëýóåéò èá áðáéôÞóïõí ìéá áëëáãÞ óôï ðáñÜäåéãìá ôçò õëéêÞò âéïìç÷áíßáò ÷åéñéóìïý.

Ôçí åðüìåíç öïñÜ: Ôï ìÝëëïí ôçò âéïìç÷áíßáò õëéêïý ÷åéñéóìïý.

Ïé ðñïêëÞóåéò ðïõ áíôéìåôùðßæïõí ôçí áìåñéêáíéêÞ åðé÷åßñçóç êáé ôïí êüóìï ìáò åßíáé ìõáëü ðïõ: õðï÷þñçóç, åëëåßøåéò åñãáóßáò, ðáãêüóìéá áýîçóç ôçò èåñìïêñáóßáò ëüãù ôïõ öáéíïìÝíïõ ôïõ èåñìïêçðßïõ, ðüëåìïò, ç äéáññïÞ åãêåöÜëùí. Ïé ðïëéôéêïß êïìðÜæïõí, ïé Üíèñùðïé óõæçôïýí, êáé ï êáèÝíáò åßíáé áíçóõ÷çôéêüò ãéá áõôÜ ðïõ íá êÜíïõí. Ïé ëýóåéò êáëýðôïõí ôçí êëßìáêá áðü öáíôáóôéêü óå ãåëïßï. ËáìâÜíïíôáò õðüøç ôéò ðñáãìáôéêüôçôåò ôçò êßíçóçò êáé ôçò äéá÷åßñéóçò ôùí ðüñùí, åêðëçêôéêÜ ëßãåò áðü ôéò éäÝåò ðïõ åðéóôñÝöïíôáé ðåñßðïõ óôïí Ôýðï öáßíïíôáé ñåáëéóôéêÝò. Óýã÷ñïíïò ÷åéñéóìüò ôùí õëéêþí ôï ðåñéïäéêü ðñïôåßíåé üôé ïé ñåáëéóôéêüôåñåò ëýóåéò ðñïÝñ÷ïíôáé áðü ôïí êüóìï ôùí äéïéêçôéêþí ìåñéìíþí. The magazine has assembled a panel of experts to discuss some of the most promising solutions to the world’s problems and the trends in material handling that will make them possible.

Trends that will change materials handling — and the world is the subject of an upcoming webcast sponsored by Modern Materials Handling magazine. The live webcast will begin at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, August 29. Click here to register for the material handling trends webcast.

Editor-in-Chief Tom Andel will moderate a panel that will include:

• John Hill, TranSystems/ESYNC, who will discuss enticing new talent to the logistics workforce through supply chain execution technology.
• Ron Giuntini, OEM Products-Services Institute, will provide insight into the material handling implications of the service vs product model and its effect on both the economy and environment.
• Col. Alan Will of the U.S. Marine Corps will share logistics best practices learned on the front lines in Iraq.
• Dr. John Usher, PhD, a professor with the University of Louisville Department of Industrial Engineering, will describe a future in which Direct Digital Manufacturing will redefine material handling in production environments.