Strategic Plan Brief History of the Organization Since the inception of Bidco manufacturing Limited, four managers (founders) have run the company. However, three of them decided to sell their shares to a new foreign investor who now holds majority shares. The change in ownership has necessitated a change in management. However, the company experiences several human resource and management problems that form the framework for this paper’s research problem. These challenges are experienced from the need to implement change in the organization. This paper therefore provides a critical analysis of the human resource and managerial issues facing the organization with an aim of recommending viable strategies that can be used to overcome these challenges. However, before embarking on this process, it is important to understand the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats through the SWOT analysis below SWOT Analysis Strengths Among the greatest strengths of Bidco is its highly competent and experienced staff. For example, the company has four competent and experienced project design engineers who are due to retire in two years. These engineers form part of a highly competent employee workforce who are fast ageing. This threat highlights the need to transfer their knowledge to younger employees. The mechanism for transferring such skills and knowledge will however be analyzed in subsequent sections of this paper. The second strength of the company is its well cut out roles for the employees. Different employee roles do not therefore clash with one another and every employee is satisfied with the quantity of work allocated to them. By extension, this scenario facilitates the realization of employee satisfaction. For instance, the company has ten qualified tooling refurbishment engineers who have their roles well cut out. These employees do not experience work burnouts and are very satisfied with their work. Therefore, the proper allocation of job volumes within most departments reduces instances of employee work overload and overall dissatisfaction with their work. This is a great strength for the company. Finally, a diverse customer base is another area of key competence for the company. It is reported that the company’s customer base consists of about 15% high-precision and high-variety shaft productions; 45% low-precision and low variety productions; 20% individual orders for single items or small batches; 10% refurbishments of metal forms, frames, casting and injection moulds; and 10% services for automotive first tier suppliers. These facts show that the company’s customer base is very diverse and flexible because it is not focused on only one aspect of production. This is a very positive attribute for the company because it minimizes the market risks associated with producing for only one customer pool. Opportunities The use of new technology for Bidco’s manufacturing process is one area of key interest that exposes the company’s potential to succeed in its operations. It is reported that most of the company’s operations exclude automated services. For example, most of the company’s engineering drawings and designs are done manually. There