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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Fault Tree Analysis | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns | ![]() Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. | When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-8 | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Fault Tree, Critical Paths, Cause Hypotheses, Control Actions | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | RiskRoot causeSafety | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling | Root causeQualityOperations |
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