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| Criterion | ![]() Operations Fishbone Diagram | ![]() Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis | ![]() Knowledge Modeling Ontology Design Patterns |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | For a process, product, or service with noticeable failure risks, the method assesses possible failure modes in advance. It directs attention to combinations of occurrence, effect, and detectability. | Ontology Design Patterns provide reusable building blocks for recurring modeling problems. The method brings structure to the search for clean concepts, relationships, and roles. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-60 min | 2-6 h | 1-3 h pro Pattern |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Selected Patterns, Adapted Schema Fragments, Pattern Documentation |
Tagsno overlap | Root causeQualityOperations | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | OntologyPatternsReuseSemanticModeling |
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