Explain Little's Law and its practical application in Kanban
This tests your grasp of the WIP-throughput-lead time relationship in stable flow systems. State Lead Time = WIP / Throughput and show lowering WIP cuts lead time if throughput is flat. Beware claiming more WIP raises throughput without increasing lead time.
This tests whether you can use queueing theory to reason about flow metrics and trade-offs in Kanban. State Little's Law as Lead Time equals Work In Progress divided by Throughput; show that lowering WIP limits shortens lead time when throughput is constant; note that improving throughput without adding WIP also cuts lead time; stress that the law only holds under stable conditions where arrival and completion rates match.
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