Challenge & Selection 

 Upon beginning my previous job as a warehouse manager in a freight sorting facility , the entire previous   management team had left the organization . As a result , the expertise that they had left as well , leading   us to have to develop the process from the mixed freight coming in and determining the most efficient   way to sort it and ship it out in a timely manner . I immediately began visualize the process on the   whiteboard to ensure we had the process understood and mapped out . I chose visualization because in   a process flow environment with a new team , we wanted to ensure we all had the understanding of   what data was available and to be able to add to it as required . 

 Application 

 I began the process by listing out step by step the process in a process flow , from the trucks arriving to   the sorting machine , all the way to the outbound trucks . Under each step in the process , I listed out the   available details that we had at each stage in the process . We then brought in associates to interview   and understand any additional details that we could add to the process flow . 

 Once I had the process flow in place , I worked with my management team to determine the possible   ways to organize the process . Using the process flow , we ensured we used as much of the data available   before the freight arrived to group the shipments in priority groups 1 - 10 in order of fastest turnaround   available and process the freight quickly . Using this process of prioritization , we were able to take the   facility from a 55 % on time delivery rate to a 100 % on time delivery rate . 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I learned from using the visualization approach and process map is that it is an extremely effective   way to implement process changes in a warehouse ( process oriented ) setting . When diagramming out a   process and all steps / information available , it allows for educated decisions to be made in a way that all   warehouse team members can feel included in . It allows for feedback to be received from both   management as well as associate levels and for all to be a part of the improvement processes . It also   allows for clear opportunity areas to be identified . 

 Since using the visualization tool , I have used it many times to implement process changes within my   sites . I truly enjoy working with teams to map out processes and work to optimize them and ensure   they ’re running in a more efficient manner . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: 
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: Challenge & Selection 

 Upon beginning my previous job as a warehouse manager in a freight sorting facility , the entire previous   management team had left the organization . As a result , the expertise that they had left as well , leading   us to have to develop the process from the mixed freight coming in and determining the most efficient   way to sort it and ship it out in a timely manner . I immediately began visualize the process on the   whiteboard to ensure we had the process understood and mapped out . I chose visualization because in   a process flow environment with a new team , we wanted to ensure we all had the understanding of   what data was available and to be able to add to it as required . 

 Application 

 I began the process by listing out step by step the process in a process flow , from the trucks arriving to   the sorting machine , all the way to the outbound trucks . Under each step in the process , I listed out the   available details that we had at each stage in the process . We then brought in associates to interview   and understand any additional details that we could add to the process flow . 

 Once I had the process flow in place , I worked with my management team to determine the possible   ways to organize the process . Using the process flow , we ensured we used as much of the data available   before the freight arrived to group the shipments in priority groups 1 - 10 in order of fastest turnaround   available and process the freight quickly . Using this process of prioritization , we were able to take the   facility from a 55 % on time delivery rate to a 100 % on time delivery rate . 

 Insight & Approach 

 What I learned from using the visualization approach and process map is that it is an extremely effective   way to implement process changes in a warehouse ( process oriented ) setting . When diagramming out a   process and all steps / information available , it allows for educated decisions to be made in a way that all   warehouse team members can feel included in . It allows for feedback to be received from both   management as well as associate levels and for all to be a part of the improvement processes . It also   allows for clear opportunity areas to be identified . 

 Since using the visualization tool , I have used it many times to implement process changes within my   sites . I truly enjoy working with teams to map out processes and work to optimize them and ensure   they ’re running in a more efficient manner .
### Output: 