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A few months ago we talked to Stefano Gotti, our manager for Planning and Scheduling Operations and our Comac champion on\u00a0Lean production<\/strong>. Today we get back on the subject interviewing\u00a0Federico Monti<\/strong>, the new entry in this department that, since last October, started working in our warehouse and is now part of our Lean team. Lean philosophy is one of Federico’s passions, together with his love for the Japanese idiom and culture, and for\u00a0Japan<\/strong>, the country where this method took origin.<\/p>\n Federico, how did you approach the Lean method?<\/strong><\/p>\n “Japan has always fascinated me, I first took a degree in Eastern languages at the Venice university Ca’ Foscari to learn the language, then I followed a master’s degree programme in International Management in London and I am currently attending another master’s programme on Lean Management, at the CUOA, Centro Universitario di Organizzazione Aziendale (a university department of business organization) in Vicenza”.<\/p>\n What are the principles of the Lean philosophy?<\/strong><\/p>\n “There are 5 principles defined as the”5 S” methodology because the Japanese words from which they come from all begin with this letter. Here they are, in the following order:<\/p>\n – Seiri<\/em>\u00a0(Sort)<\/p>\n – Seiton\u00a0<\/em>(Set In Order)<\/p>\n – Seiso\u00a0<\/em>(Shine)<\/p>\n