Module 6
MODULE 6
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
There are two main components in this module that students need to complete:
Writing a Business Plan for a New Tannery
Students have to assume they are an industrialist who has decided to start a tannery processing a given type and quantity of leather. In order to obtain funding for such a project, they have to draw up a detailed business plan for the tannery. This business plan has to be submitted to ISTT for assessment.
The business plan should give detailed reasons for the decisions made, and should include but not be limited to the following:
A suitable site for the business
The size of building required and its approximate cost
The machinery needed and its approximate utilization
The cost of machinery
Suppliers of the machinery
The cost of raw hides or skins
Possible processes for producing the type of leather that will be produced by the tannery
Chemical costs per hide processed
Approximate number of staff to be employed and which machines they would work on
Approximate salary bill for the tannery
A layout of the tannery
Approximate selling price of the leather produced
Water consumption for the tannery
Possible effluent treatment options for the tannery
An approximate income / expenditure statement for the tannery
How often maintenance should be carried out on machines
Labour policy (education and training, unionization, employee benefits, conflict resolution procedures)
The discussion of at least one ISO quality procedure in the tannery
Final Practical Production Project
This project is the culmination of all practical knowledge that students have obtained while studying for the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology. Students will need to use all of of the knowledge that they have gained while studying Modules 1 - 5, in order to successfully complete the Final Practical Production Project. This part of the course mimics typical requirements for those students who may end up working in the Research and Development (R&D) section of a tannery.
Students will be given various practical tasks to complete.
Students have to submit their processes to ISTT who will process the leather according to the student's specifications. Crust and finished leather samples will be returned to students. Students will then need to submit a report on the processes that they used, reasons for their choice of chemicals, cost of the processes and a discussion of their leathers produced.
Students are marked on the leather processes, the leather produced and on the practical report.
Students should design their processes themselves and not merely copy company processes .