Visualization tool 

 Challenge & Selection 

 A few years ago , I was asked to take the position of head of the procurement department 

 in a large restaurant chain . One of the first tasks was to deal with the current system of purchasing 

 alcohol products taking into account the wishes of all stakeholders . 

 The system was an interaction of various employees and organizations : 8 restaurants , in 

 each restaurant 1 or 2 bartenders , forming orders ; one procurement manager who receives these 

 orders and sends them to suppliers ; various alcohol companies specializing in certain types of 

 products . Now I can easily describe and explain this system , but then it was difficult to identify 

 bottlenecks due to a large number of participants and their business processes . In addition to 

 identifying bottlenecks , I also had to hold many meetings and present two complex systems and 

 explain the advantages of my option . Before that , I had the experience of participating in various 

 stages of the design thinking process , and to solve these two challenges , it was decided to use one 

 of my favorite and most often used design thinking tools - visualization . 

 Application 

 The visualization process began with the preparation of a general portrait of the system - 

 this information will help to understand how to compose all the elements and place them on the 

 screen . So , first of all , I conducted an interview and got an idea of this system from each participant 

 in the procurement process . Further , I highlighted the main participants : bartenders , purchasing 

 managers , suppliers ' company managers , and restaurant chain management . After identifying the 

 participants , I proceeded to establish relationships and prescribing the specific functional tasks of 

 each participant , for example , the procurement process begins with the bartender compiling an 

 order , which he sends to the procurement manager . The procurement manager formats the order 

 and sends it to the product supplier company manager . 

 After collecting all the data , I compiled the initial skeleton of my graphics using the 

 mindmap construction method . To simplify the visual appearance of the system , the main 

 participants , and the tasks they performed were replaced with images associated with them . To 

 study possible changes in this system , the developed system was printed and cut into individual 

 pre - selected elements . Using this tool , you can work out various options of the system : vary the 

 participants , change functions , and more . 

 Insight & Approach 

 In the process of developing various options for the system , I accidentally dropped the 

 cards of the purchasing manager , leaving all the other elements in their places . And voila - the idea 

 came up how to optimize the system ! If you exclude the procurement manager from the 

 procurement process and delegate orders completely to the bartender using IoT technologies ( a 

 QR code automatically generates a message to the supplier ’s manager you need ) , it will reduce the 

 number of iterations for the order . In addition , the use of this technology will help level the human 

 factor ( which was already high ) and easily apply this system to new business units . 

 In this way , using the visualization technique , I not only could find a good solution for my 

 main job task but also greatly simplified the process of communication between interested parties . 

 Once again , I was convinced of the versatility and usefulness of visualization - it not only helps to 

 be creative in our tasks but also to establish communication . 


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: Visualization tool 

 Challenge & Selection 

 A few years ago , I was asked to take the position of head of the procurement department 

 in a large restaurant chain . One of the first tasks was to deal with the current system of purchasing 

 alcohol products taking into account the wishes of all stakeholders . 

 The system was an interaction of various employees and organizations : 8 restaurants , in 

 each restaurant 1 or 2 bartenders , forming orders ; one procurement manager who receives these 

 orders and sends them to suppliers ; various alcohol companies specializing in certain types of 

 products . Now I can easily describe and explain this system , but then it was difficult to identify 

 bottlenecks due to a large number of participants and their business processes . In addition to 

 identifying bottlenecks , I also had to hold many meetings and present two complex systems and 

 explain the advantages of my option . Before that , I had the experience of participating in various 

 stages of the design thinking process , and to solve these two challenges , it was decided to use one 

 of my favorite and most often used design thinking tools - visualization . 

 Application 

 The visualization process began with the preparation of a general portrait of the system - 

 this information will help to understand how to compose all the elements and place them on the 

 screen . So , first of all , I conducted an interview and got an idea of this system from each participant 

 in the procurement process . Further , I highlighted the main participants : bartenders , purchasing 

 managers , suppliers ' company managers , and restaurant chain management . After identifying the 

 participants , I proceeded to establish relationships and prescribing the specific functional tasks of 

 each participant , for example , the procurement process begins with the bartender compiling an 

 order , which he sends to the procurement manager . The procurement manager formats the order 

 and sends it to the product supplier company manager . 

 After collecting all the data , I compiled the initial skeleton of my graphics using the 

 mindmap construction method . To simplify the visual appearance of the system , the main 

 participants , and the tasks they performed were replaced with images associated with them . To 

 study possible changes in this system , the developed system was printed and cut into individual 

 pre - selected elements . Using this tool , you can work out various options of the system : vary the 

 participants , change functions , and more . 

 Insight & Approach 

 In the process of developing various options for the system , I accidentally dropped the 

 cards of the purchasing manager , leaving all the other elements in their places . And voila - the idea 

 came up how to optimize the system ! If you exclude the procurement manager from the 

 procurement process and delegate orders completely to the bartender using IoT technologies ( a 

 QR code automatically generates a message to the supplier ’s manager you need ) , it will reduce the 

 number of iterations for the order . In addition , the use of this technology will help level the human 

 factor ( which was already high ) and easily apply this system to new business units . 

 In this way , using the visualization technique , I not only could find a good solution for my 

 main job task but also greatly simplified the process of communication between interested parties . 

 Once again , I was convinced of the versatility and usefulness of visualization - it not only helps to 

 be creative in our tasks but also to establish communication .
### Output: 