Investment Proposal for VariDesk Pro Plus 30: Benefits & Insights

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL- VARIDESK KRISTEN ENO AMERICAN MILITARY UNIVERSITY MGMT 315 MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS 1

OUTLINE • Introduction • Executive Summary • Research conducted • Reasons to invest • Conclusion 2

INTRODUCTION • As an organization we are well overdue for upgrades to benefit our team and their health not to mention the team’s morale in a positive and healthy work environment • This product will highly promote a healthier and more comfortable work environment for employees. This type of work environment is of upmost importance for success • Having this type of work environment also promotes quality output of work and increased team success • The product we are proposing is easy to install and is well within our budget 3

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY • The VariDesk Pro Plus 30 brings about a more cohesive environment for enhanced success • 12 VariDesks needed costs $3,450 plus taxes and shipping; falls below our preexisting office budget of $6,000 • For the following reasons brought together by employees some reasons for recommendation are below: • It is cost effective regarding our budget and against other alternatives • The product suits the needs of our team • Easy to install and use with our current office setups • The product can be used with our preexisting office desks 4

RESEARCH CONDUCTED • Employee outlook on the two-week trial period we conducted with the various VariDesk products. They included their thoughts on ease of use, and how beneficial the products were to the work environment. • The trial period of the several VariDesk products was helpful in deciding which product we would propose to buy, finding the benefits of the product for our employees. • The trial was conducted on both VariDesk models we chose, and the VariDesk stand up desk and the VariDesk Pro Plus 30. Both proved to be beneficial however, the employees preferred the model chosen for numerous reason. • At the conclusion of the and we found that all employees preferred the VariDesk Pro Plus 30. 5

INFORMATION TO SUPPORT BENEFITS OF STANDING DESKS • As shown in the figure to the left are results from a study done comparing sitting to standing • Employees burn more calories/ fat while standing at work • “Replacing sitting with standing during working hours resulted in small but significant changes in fat-free mass, fat mass and waist circumference.” (Pederson, 2018) • Standing versus sitting promotes increased health (Pederson, 2018) 6

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REASONS TO INVEST IN THE VARIDESK PRO PLUS 30 • Cost effective and under budget • Flexible use • Standing while working versus sitting has numerous benefits a shown in the figure to the left • Standing can also prevent back and joint distress 7

OUR RECOMMENDED PRODUCT-VARIDESK PRO PLUS 30 8

CONCLUSION • We have concluded as a team that this is the best option based off our trial that we completed and benefits supporting this product • This product will promote health, morale, quality work outputs, and overall success of the team • This product is easy to use, and flexible with preexisting office desks • This product is cost effective per our office budget guidelines. Additionally, the product will pay for itself over a short amount of time the payoff will be seen through the success of our team, and an increased positive demeanor 9

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REFERENCES Ida Høgstedt Danquah, Eva Sophie Lunde Pedersen, Christina Bjørk Petersen, Mette Aadahl, Andreas Holtermann, & Janne S Tolstrup. (2018). Estimated impact of replacing sitting with standing at work on indicators of body composition: Cross- sectional and longitudinal findings using isotemporal substitution analysis on data from the Take a Stand! study. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0198000. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198000 Welcome to Our Shop. (2020). Retrieved 20 May 2020, from http://infographicsly.com/heart-month-standing-desk-benefits/ We Help You Create A Brilliant Online Business!. (2020). Retrieved 20 May 2020, from https://learntogrowwealthonline.com/what-is-varidesk/ 10

REFERENCES Impact of a Sit-Stand Workstation on Chronic Low Back Pain: Results of a Randomized Trial. - PubMed - NCBI. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26735316 Kilpatrick, M. (2013). Cross-sectional associations between sitting at work and psychological distress: Reducing sitting time may benefit mental health. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1755296613000252 Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis. - PubMed - NCBI. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22890825 11

REFERENCES Standing Desks & Office Furniture | VARIDESK is Now Vari®. (2020). Retrieved 24 May 2020, from https://www.vari.com/ Vichealth. (2020). Reducing prolonged sitting. Vichealth. Retrieved from https://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/- /media/ResourceCentre/PublicationsandResources/Economic-participation/2015- workplace/Creating-Healthy-Workplaces_Reducing-prolonged-sitting_Final- Report.pdf?la=en&hash=E92C83D239C95D824A10CE2A13FC4A5F589DE923 12

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