Use Little's Law to reason about rooms in progress, throughput, and cycle time during room turns.
The property has 18 rooms in progress and completes 6 inspected rooms per hour. Front desk needs rooms faster, but the floor is already busy. Little's Law lens: work in progress divided by throughput indicates how long work waits in the system The common trap is starting more rooms because activity looks productive, even when the constraint is inspection, linen, or finishing. Count WIP Rooms in progress = 18. WIP includes rooms touched but not inspected/ready. These rooms consume attention but are not sellable. Count throughput Completed inspected rooms = 6 per hour. Throughput is finished output, not starts or…
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