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| Criterion |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations Process Mapping |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | When work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitysame | Medium | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 1-3 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 3-10 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | FlowMeasurementConstraints | ProcessOperationsImprovement | FlowVisual managementDelivery |
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