THE NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON THE CREATION OF A NEW PRODUCTION SYSTEM BASED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT: THE NATIONAL STEEL SECTOR IS IN DANGER OF DISAPPEARING. IN FACT, THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM INCLUDES AROUND 100.000 COMPANIES FOR A NUMBER OF STAFF RANGING AROUND 1 MILLION UNITS AND GENERATING A TURNOVER OF EUR 250 BILLION, MAKING LOMBARDY THE FIRST ITALIAN REGION BY NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATENTS ON TECHNOLOGIES.