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Prove you know how to use Little’s Law:
L = λW
The average number of customers in a stable system (L) is equal to the average effective arrival rate (λ) multiplied by the average time a customer spends in the system (W)
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Question 1 of 14
1. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the Throughput Rate if WIP is 6 and Lead Time is 8 days?
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L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Throughput Rate:
Throughput Rate (λ) = Work In Progress (L) / Lead Time (W)
Throughput Rate = 6 / 8 = 0.75
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Question 2 of 14
2. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the Throughput Rate if Lead Time is 10 days and WIP is 5.5?
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Throughput Rate:
Throughput Rate (λ) = Work In Progress (L) / Lead Time (W)
Throughput Rate = 5.5 / 10 = 0.55
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Question 3 of 14
3. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the WIP if Lead Time is 4 and Throughput Rate is 1.5?
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L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So, this question:
Work In Progress = 1.5 x 4 = 6
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Question 4 of 14
4. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the WIP if Throughput Rate is 0.625 and Lead Time is 16?
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L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So, this question:
Work In Progress = 0.625 x 16 = 10
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Question 5 of 14
5. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the Lead Time if Throughput Rate is 0.33333 and WIP is 4?
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Lead Time:
Lead Time (W) = Work In Progress (L) / Throughput Rate (λ)
So, this question:
Lead Time = 4 / 0.33333 = 12.00012
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Question 6 of 14
6. Question
Using Little’s Law, what is the Lead Time if WIP is 7 and Throughput Rate is 0.7?
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Lead Time:
Lead Time (W) = Work In Progress (L) / Throughput Rate (λ)
So, this question:
Lead Time = 7 / 0.7 = 10
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Question 7 of 14
7. Question
Using Little’s Law, calculate which of the following has a better Throughput Rate:
- Option A: WIP of 10 and Lead Time of 16
- Option B: Lead Time of 5 and WIP of 3
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Throughput Rate:
Throughput Rate (λ) = Work In Progress (L) / Lead Time (W)
Therefore, our 2 options are calculated as follows:
Throughput Rate A = 10 / 16 = 0.625
Throughput Rate B = 3 / 5 = 0.60.625 items per day is higher than 0.6 items per day, so option A is better that option B.
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Question 8 of 14
8. Question
Using Little’s Law, calculate which of the following has a better Lead Time / would result in a quicker turnaround:
- Option A: WIP of 6 and TR of 1.5
- Option B: WIP of 3 or TR of 0.6
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
So you need to shuffle the formula around to calculate Lead Time:
Lead Time (W) = Work In Progress (L) / Throughput Rate (λ)
Therefore, our 2 options are calculated as follows:
Lead Time A = 6 / 1.5 = 4
Lead Time B = 3 / 0.6 = 54 days is quicker than 5 days, so option A is the best.
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Question 9 of 14
9. Question
(9) Using Little’s Law, which has the lower WIP / has fewer things in progress:
- Option A: Lead Time of 14 and Throughput Rate of 0.5
- Option B: Lead Time of 8 and Throughput Rate of 0.75
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Oops, you’ve got your calculation wrong.
L = λW is actually saying:
WIP (L) = Throughput Rate (λ) x Lead Time (W)
Therefore, our 2 options are calculated as follows:
WIP A = 14 x 0.5 = 7
WIP B = 8 x 0.75 = 6Option B, with a WIP of 6 is therefore the lower of the two options.
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Question 10 of 14
10. Question
Which is better for customers:
- Higher WIP
- Higher Throughput Rate
- Shorter Lead Time
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A shorter Lead Time means that customers are getting through the process faster; they don’t care about WIP levels or Throughput Rate, just how quick they are served.
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Question 11 of 14
11. Question
Which is better for a business: lower Throughput Rate or higher Throughput Rate?
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If a business could choose between getting 100 customers served in a day or 10, they would obviously want the higher number. That’s what Throughput Rate is talking about.
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Question 12 of 14
12. Question
Which is better for a customer: a shorter Lead Time or longer Lead Time?
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Customers want to get through the process as quickly as possible. Lead Time records the time from start to finish, so it means that a shorter Lead Time is more desirable.
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Question 13 of 14
13. Question
Which is better for businesses: higher WIP, higher Throughput Rate or longer Lead Time?
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A higher WIP limit does not make any difference to a profit margin and a longer Lead Time means that customers are waiting longer; a higher Throughput Rate means customers are being served more frequently, which is good for a business.
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Question 14 of 14
14. Question
(13) If someone said they had a Lead Time of 14 days, in light of Little’s Law, which of the following would you be most surprised by:
- Throughput Rate of 0.5
- Cycle Time of 16 days
- WIP of 7
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A Cycle Time will usually be lower than the Lead Time; the latter is from start to finish, while Cycle Time is usually between these points.