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Criterion
Paper illustration for ABC Analysis
Operations
ABC Analysis
Paper illustration for Bottleneck Analysis.
Operations
Bottleneck Analysis
Paper illustration for Monte Carlo Forecasting.
Delivery
Monte Carlo Forecasting
Paper illustration of Cost of Delay with its method-specific working model.
Delivery
Cost of Delay
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.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication.Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumHighHigh
Timedifferent
30-60 min1-3 h30-90 min Setup, danach laufend90-180 min
Participantsdifferent
1-53-81-83-8
Formatdifferent
AsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control ListBottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up MeasuresForecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk CommunicationCoD Table, Prioritization Sequence
Tagsno overlap
PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio
FlowMeasurementConstraints
ForecastingFlowDelivery
PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision
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