Having learned the principles of lean manufacturing through his job at Thomson Reuters Eagan manufacturing, distribution and engineering (MD&E) plant, employee Scott Tierney applied the concepts to how he mows his 3-acre lawn, reducing the time it takes to complete the job from three hours to roughly two hours.
And Tierney, who works in the short run bindery, isn’t the only Thomson Reuters MD&E employee who’s taken ‘lean’, as it’s called, with its six S’s (safety, sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain), home. Press operator Matt Glidden redesigned his garage for increased organization and efficiency, and jokes that he may do the same with his house, if his wife will let him.
The impressively high level of enthusiasm for lean principles shown by Tierney, Glidden and many of their colleagues began with plant-wide lean initiatives and continuous improvement projects, implemented over the last several years, that have sought to transform the Thomson Reuters MD&E operation, which produces 54 million products annually, into an industry best practice.
And it was these initiatives, along with Thomson Reuters commitment to sharing its lean knowledge and experience with other area manufacturers that led to its recent selection as the Manufacturer of the Year, in the large company category, by the Manufacturer’s Alliance. The results are striking: One particular area of the plant has seen an 80 percent drop in the amount of waste per changeover. Make-ready time in the short run bindery has been reduced by 75 percent.
“Without a doubt, we could not have implemented lean manufacturing principles with the tremendous degree of success that we’ve had over the last several years without the commitment and hard work of each manufacturing employee. Scott and Matt are just two examples of the remarkable level of engagement, excitement and enthusiasm that our employees bring to their work,” says Marty Kennedy, vice president, Manufacturing, Distribution and Engineering, Thomson Reuters. “Our people are central to our plant’s continued improvement and success. And they were an absolutely critical part of our winning Manufacturer of the Year.”
Watch the video below to see MD&E employees talk about their lean journey:
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FindLaw.com has retained its position as the top destination for consumers looking for legal information or an attorney via the web, according to recent data from comScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, which found that nearly 40 percent more people used FindLaw.com than its closest competitor when searching for legal information or a lawyer in 2011.
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Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced the addition of West km capabilities to the latest version of the WestlawNext iPad appTM. The app extends the power of WestlawNext, the award-winning legal research system, for customers in small law firms, government agencies, corporate law departments and large law firms.
Users of the WestlawNext iPad app can now easily and securely access the functionalities of West km, the premier knowledge management product specifically designed for the legal profession. West km’s powerful indexing and search capabilities enables users to uncover firm-authored documents and apply the best thinking and experience to a matter, both from the firm’s existing work product and from their legal research session on WestlawNext.
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Thomson Reuters has launched two new versions of CLEAR, its powerful public and proprietary records search product suite: CLEAR for Enhanced Due Diligence and CLEAR for Government Fraud.
CLEAR for Enhanced Due Diligence is a comprehensive solution for customers in anti-money laundering enhanced due diligence and corporate security markets that brings together key information on people and businesses, reveals material associations between businesses and individuals, and illuminates potential risks, all in one place.
CLEAR for Government Fraud offers users access to a database of unmatched depth and breadth which pulls together multiple layers of information that government procurement officers and investigators rely on when evaluating vendors and other potential business partners as well as investigating fraudulent entities after the fraud has occurred. The data available in this product includes general business data, negative news, and key information about businesses and company family trees.
View the announcement for CLEAR for Enhanced Due Diligence here, and for CLEAR for Government Fraud here.
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Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay returned on the last day of the Legal Tech New York show to offer further insight on a current hot topic, e-discovery.
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Law Technology News Editor-in-Chief Monica Bay recaps Day 2 of the 2012 Legal Tech New York Conference.
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Hear legal blogger Bob Ambrogi talk about the major trends at Legal Tech New York 2012, which include cloud computing and e-discovery.
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Cary Burch, chief operating officer at Elite, talks about how international law firms, specifically in China, are growing at a rapid rate and presenting big growth opportunities for the services that Elite provides, such as assistance with automating processes and international compliance.
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Elisabet Hardy, vice president of product management for Elite, talks about how risk management was a “new hot topic” at this year’s Legal Tech New York conference. The specific risk management issues buzzing at the show included risks to a law firm’s brand, as well as the financial aspects of risk management.
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Super Lawyers is announcing eight recipients of its newly created Pro Bono Award. The award honors legal professionals, students and institutions that exemplify excellence in the practice of law through offering volunteer legal services to the poor, disadvantaged or exploited.
From providing free legal counsel to Hawaii’s most vulnerable citizens, to combating human trafficking, to aiding Native Americans in drafting wills that adhere to the unique needs and laws governing Indian reservations, the tireless work of each award recipient embodies the very spirit and purpose of pro bono legal service, and the award itself.
The eight recipients of Super Lawyers inaugural Pro Bono Award include practicing attorneys, law firms, law students and law programs.
View the full press release, including the list of recipients, here.
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The U.S. Constitution is one of the most powerful and impactful documents in existence. It literally touches every American’s life, and has since its creation in 1787. Recently, I had the opportunity to view the document first-hand as part of a new exhibit, “We the People: The First Official Printing of the U.S. Constitution,” sponsored [...]
Earlier this week, we released our 2011 Annual Report in an interactive format available online at thomsonreuters.com. Along with information on the company’s financial performance as well as business unit overviews, this year’s annual report contains a variety of dynamic content including interviews with our new business leaders as well as stories of how we [...]
We’ve got a great episode for you this month, kicking off with our “Chaos in the Courts” segment that, believe it or not, is yet another story about the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. Since our March podcast, another person has fallen victim to the establishment’s trademark bypass burger.
Then in our “On the Blawgs” [...]
