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delivery
Probabilistic forecasting
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the dark matter in our universe
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41. run monte carlo simulations
on top of your historical data
to move beyond reasoning only
about averages
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Editor's Notes If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator. If WIP is going up, then throughput is going to go down. WIP is a leading indicator.