Master the relationship between Inventory, Throughput, and Flow Time
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Little's Law Formula
I=R×T
Throughput Rate (R)
5 /hr
1/hr20/hr
Flow Time (T)
3 hrs
0.5 hrs10 hrs
📦 Inventory (I) = R × T
15
customers in system
💡 What This Means
With 5 customers arriving per hour and each spending 3 hours in the system, you'll always have about 15 customers at any given moment.
🎯 Challenge Mode
Test your Little's Law skills! You'll get 8 real-world scenarios from companies like Chipotle, Amazon, and hospitals. Calculate the missing variable and see if you've mastered the flow.
I = R × T
I = Inventory
R = Throughput Rate
T = Flow Time
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Calculate:
What is the Flow Time?
hours
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📦 Inventory
15
customers
⚡ Throughput
5
per hour
⏱️ Flow Time
3
hours
🏢 Real-World Example
Chipotle: If 60 customers arrive per hour (R=60) and each spends 5 minutes in the restaurant (T=0.083 hrs), then about 5 customers are in the restaurant at any time (I=5).