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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Systems Thinking Behavior Over Time Graph |  Systems Thinking Future Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots. | A Future Reality Tree shows how desired actions are meant to lead to a better system state. The method checks whether a path of change holds together logically before time flows into implementation. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 20-45 min | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-10 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Behavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events | Future Reality Tree, Negative Branches, Assumption List, Improved Injections |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics | Theory of ConstraintsSystems thinkingChange |
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