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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations Process Mapping |  Business Strategy Balanced Scorecard |  Operations After-Action Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | 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. | After missions or project phases with unclear outcomes, the method makes visible what actually happened and what can be learned from it. It separates course, effect, and causes so experience turns into solid improvement. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Halber Tag bis mehrere Wochen | 20-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 4-12 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Balanced Scorecard, Strategic Measures, Initiative Map | Lessons learned, Action items, Event summary |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ProcessOperationsImprovement | StrategyMetricsExecution | LearningOperationsImprovement |