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| Criterion |  Operations Fault Tree Analysis |  Engineering Kanban |  Systems Thinking Current Reality Tree |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a critical top event with several possible triggers, the method logically models failure paths. It makes visible which combinations of conditions can lead to damage. | 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. | A Current Reality Tree condenses many symptoms into a few causal chains. The method makes visible which core problems drive several negative effects at once. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | Ongoing | 2-6 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 2-12 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics | Current Reality Tree, Core Problems, Intervention Ideas |
Tagsno overlap | RiskRoot causeSafety | FlowVisual managementDelivery | Systems thinkingRoot causeConstraintsCausality |
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