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Now we're really taking the analogy apart until it's no longer reasonable, but I'll continue: Sometimes it makes sense to stand around waiting for the burger t

by kqr 4y ago

Now we're really taking the analogy apart until it's no longer reasonable, but I'll continue: Sometimes it makes sense to stand around waiting for the burger to cook. Maybe all you have to do are low-value burgers and it's nice to maintain an idle chef for any high-priority burger tasks that come in. Or there are important but non-burger tasks that need to be done but are easily deprioritised in favour of burgers.

makeitdouble 4y ago
Where it really falls apart is that a restaurant has a predefined menu and no items are allowed to have unknown complexity (someone asking items out of menu just gets a “no”). Estimates are based on actual measures, not guesses. There will be accidents, but those will be rare enough to not have to be planned for. In that respect, a restaurant queue is a lot more akin to a factory, and is fundamentally different in nature.