LAPID : Lean guidance tool for the Aviation Industry

Airport owners and the aviation industry in general are scarcely aware of Lean and its practices. Airport owners’ internal design departments generally do not have the knowledge and organizational proactivity to achieve an integrated design process and to properly manage it, delivering the appropriate value to passengers, airlines and service providers. Integrated design development methodologies and integrated procurement are still not mandatory at the time of writing – in particular in Italy where the European Union Public Procurement Directive (EUPPD) has not been transposed – but the recent European regulations are pushing towards the adoption of lean, integrated design and integrated procurement methodologies to properly manage big infrastructure project development, complying with international requirements. LAPID directs the design team and project participants in shaping the design process, using Airport Lean Design principles as references to foster value creation and avoid wastes in design activities.