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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Decision Making Delphi Method |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. | Balanced Scorecard translates strategy into a few interconnected perspectives and metrics. It holds impact, steering, and learning together in daily work instead of narrowing strategy down to financial figures. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-4 Wochen | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 6-30 Experten | 4-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy | StrategyMetricsExecution |
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