The Polaris Flow Dispatch

Little's Law in a Complex Adaptive System

Applying sample path analysis to real-world software product development

Sep 10 • 

Krishna Kumar

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August 2025

The Causal Arrow in Little's Law

Why Little's Law matters in the "real world"

Aug 22 • 

Krishna Kumar

5

A Brief History of Little's Law

Its evolution through mathematical proofs

Aug 18 • 

Krishna Kumar

6

July 2025

The Many Faces of Little's Law

Its good for more than just managing assembly lines

Jul 29 • 

Krishna Kumar

2

December 2024

Modeling the Value Exchange

The building block for the flow of value

Dec 15, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

3

Value Exchanges and Collaboration Protocols

The building blocks of value streams

Dec 8, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

4

November 2024

Value Networks and Value Streams

Connecting flow of value to flow of work

Nov 23, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

3

Value Networks and Value Stream Management

From Purpose to Process

Nov 9, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

Value Network Mapping

An Example

Nov 1, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

1

October 2024

What is a Value Network?

Modeling the Flow of Value

Oct 22, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

3

4

The Entrepreneur and The Queueing Theorist - Episode 3

Scenarios

Oct 12, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

2

The Entrepreneur and The Queueing Theorist, Episode 2

The Analysis

Oct 5, 2024 • 

Krishna Kumar

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