1. Sarah Duehr
Summer 2015 Information Systems Intern
Supervisor / Mentor: Patrick Harding
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2. About Me
Grew up in Bloomington – Normal, IL
Senior at Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Majoring in Computer Science
 with Minor in Mathematics
Student organization leadership:
 Secretary for UNICEF at ISU
• Aug. 2014 – May 2015
 Treasurer for UNICEF at ISU
• May 2015 – Present
 Treasurer for Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
• May 2015 – Present
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3. Project Overview
Diagram all the flowpaths at DPW, with data
Calculate and display: cycle time, takt time, theoretical inventory, and
average estimated recovery weight for each PC and flowpath
Used for Kaizens and plant improvements
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4. First steps: research and requirements
Research
 Dynamic Visio diagrams
 Visio – database connection
 Data cubes
Gathering requirements
 What did ABS want on diagrams?
 How would diagrams be used?
Narrowing down requirements
 What can be done in 3 months?
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5. First Draft: a dynamic diagram with dummy data
Dynamic Visio diagram
 Redraws based on excel workbook
 Written in Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
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6. Connecting Visio to data: my first big roadblock
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Visio
Data
Cube
Database
Visio
Data
Cube
DatabaseExcel

7. Migration to Sharepoint: second big roadblock
Makes diagram accessible
Limitations of Visio in Sharepoint
 Won’t support VBA code
Redesigned diagram to use hyperlinks
 Same functionality, different implementation
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8. Final Product: DPW Plant Flowpath main page
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9. Final Product: Plate Heat Treat flowpaths with flowpath level data
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10. Final Product: PH2 flowpath with PC level data
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11. Final Product: detailed data for single PC
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12. What I learned
Technical
 Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
 SQL Server Analysis Services
• Data cubes
 SharePoint, Visio services, excel services
 Real world examples of SQL
 Version control
Business
 Project timelines
 Working with business partner
 Real world setbacks and workarounds
 Having a supervisor
• Working on my own
 Hard deadlines
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