With our project, it is intended that more continuity will be created within the carpentry workshop. We will provide the workshop with an initial stock of wood that can be used for the first orders. By doing this, the financial revenue generated from these orders can be used to pay workers and buy wood for the next orders. Hopefully, more orders will come in, thanks to the attention that has been put into the marketing aspect. The effort put in the marketing of the workshop is focused on the long term. With the creation of promotional materials, like leaflets, SRI can easily advertise for the carpentry workshop in the future.
For the workshop itself, the most important matter is the knowledge retention. Within the next six months, the workshop must function on itself. The involved member of The Flying Carpenters, Tina Wentink, will no longer seriously be engaged after then. This means a couple of things. First of all, the carpentry skills must be contained in the workshop. The head carpenter has those skills, so it is important that this man remains involved in the workshop and the skills for the carpentry workshop are ensured. We will also try to capture this knowledge in documents, so the knowledge is preserved within the workshop.
Secondly, a clear form of administration is required in order to handle all orders without difficulties. Currently there is some form of administration, maintained by Tina. It is essential that a manager within the carpentry workshop can take over this job, so that all the administrative work can be done even if there is no external guidance.
Finally, if the overall mindset of the employees can be changed, it is important that this will be maintained. Obviously, this is related to the quantity of orders that comes in. If the employment is satisfying, hopefully this will lead to enthusiasm amongst the workers.