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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Systems Thinking Rich Picture |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Operations Scatter Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | A Rich Picture brings an unclear situation onto a shared drawing. It captures actors, tensions, information flows, and blind spots before the team jumps to solutions too early. | For an acute quality or delivery problem, the method structures immediate protection and root cause work together. It keeps the situation stable while the actual cause is investigated cleanly. | When the question is whether two measures are related, the method makes patterns in the data picture visible. It separates felt correlations from relationships that actually show up in the data. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Low |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 30-90 min | 1-6 Wochen | 30-90 min |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-10 | 4-10 | 1-4 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Rich Picture, Problem Framing Notes | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Scatter Plot, Korrelationsnotiz, Hypothesenliste |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | Systems thinkingSoft systemsFramingVisualization | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | Root causeQualityVisualization |