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Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Purposedifferent
With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention.For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput.When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-82-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresConstraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries
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PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FlowMeasurementConstraints
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Paper illustration for Theory of Constraints.
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Theory of Constraints
Paper illustration for ALPEN Method
Operations
ALPEN Method
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree