Innovative Resilience Assessing for Critical Infrastructures Using the LEAN Methodology

One of the results of the European “Smart Resilience” project was to provide a new methodology to assess and manage the resilience of critical infrastructures, i.e., their ability to cope with possible scenarios or adverse events that can potentially lead to significant disruptions in its availability. Lean Thinking ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_thinking ), on the other hand, is a management style that aims to reduce waste to create excellent, standardized and low-cost processes, making it adaptable to all sectors and contexts. Its application in the analysis of complex processes, such as the infrastructures, can be an effective optimization tool. Starting from the considerations made on the prevention of risky events, some significant cases will be examined in order to increase the level of prevention, reduce recovery times and improve performance following the actions taken.