Tried demonstrating the bullwhip effect this morning using our coffee pods: one ‘urgent’ Slack at 8:17 drove a panic reorder, a 300% safety stock bump, and by 9:00 we had 200 dark roasts and zero hazelnut. Is this my reminder to install a two-bin kanban and trust Little’s Law over ad-hoc forecasts, or has queueing theory finally met its match in consultants pre-caffeine?