Many companies, in finding solutions for optimization of processes and elimination of losses come to the Lean methodology. But not always, this transformation brings positive effects and because of the difficulties the beginning of the path, many companies are returning to old management methods, including Lean another types of quackery and the overseas toy that does not work in the Russian reality. Based on the experience and errors of formation of lean systems paper shows that a disappointment in Lean could have been avoided with proper design of the future state of the system.

Key words. Lean manufacturing management lean manufacturing, inventory turnover, indicators of the business.