Little's Law

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo stable systems
gptkbp:category operations research theorems
queueing theory results
gptkbp:describes relationship between average number of items in a queuing system, average arrival rate, and average time in system
gptkbp:field queueing theory
gptkbp:form L = λW
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:John_Little
1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Little's Law
gptkbp:L average number of items in the system
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Little
gptkbp:usedIn computer science
manufacturing
operations research
business process management
service industries
gptkbp:W average time an item spends in the system
gptkbp:λ average arrival rate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Little
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5