A procedure for the introduction of leanness into a company

Abstract Changing a traditional company into lean one is very complex and time-consuming process that needs to be addressed in an appropriate way, otherwise the project of introduction leanness may fail on hand even have negative impact business operations other. When introducing change, step-by-step procedure leading progress great help. The paper outlines general leanness, important part which agent. A portfolio analysis also used as measure or indicator desired direction. applied working methods were mainly active workshops interviews with employees. has been tested example Slovene company; first, existing situation outlined, then steps taken according final result after first transition procedure.