I am sure we have all experienced this phenomenon.
When I was doing counter sales a distillery, hours could pass without a customer, and then 5 carloads would arrive within a few minutes of each other. In my current business it is similar. Nothing for months and then 9 months of work to do in 3 months.
How far does this phenomenon extend?
Is there some mathematics to describe it?
Like a boom and bust cycle
morrie said:
1. In my current business it is similar. Nothing for months and then 9 months of work to do in 3 months.2. Is there some mathematics to describe it?
1. At least in my case it’s only 5 to 6 months worth of work to be done in 10 weeks…I’m just lucky :)
2. I’m fairly sure it was covered quite comprehensively by Professor Murphy.
maybe look at traffic flow studies. i have heard of this being researched.
morrie said:
I am sure we have all experienced this phenomenon.When I was doing counter sales a distillery, hours could pass without a customer, and then 5 carloads would arrive within a few minutes of each other. In my current business it is similar. Nothing for months and then 9 months of work to do in 3 months.
How far does this phenomenon extend?
Is there some mathematics to describe it?
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Same here. We do half of our years work in four months. Then we enjoy 8 months of near liesure.:
Like a cafe I reckon a distillery would have some peak times, probably lunch into early afternoon.
I think the correct term is coincidence.
Boris said:
maybe look at traffic flow studies. i have heard of this being researched.
Shoaling fish.
People entering train stations.
happens to me not long after breakfast mostly, knock, knock.
transition said:
Who’s there?
happens to me not long after breakfast mostly, knock, knock.
Seasonal work is like that.
Confirmation bias.
Well look at that. A whole lot of posts, then nothing, then a couple more.
;)
Have the red cars, or the trams turned up yet?