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Paper illustration for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Operations
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
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.With limited resources, quality, speed, cost, and risk almost always compete with each other. Trade-off Analysis makes these tensions explicit and prevents decisions from producing hidden side effects.
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Timedifferent
2-6 h45-120 min
Participantsdifferent
3-102-8
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation ActionsTrade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides
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Paper illustration of a decision table with criteria rows, weighted ratings, and a narrowly leading alternative.
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Decision Matrix
Paper fishbone diagram with a measurable effect at the head and six labeled cause branches.
Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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Kepner-Tregoe
Paper illustration for 8D Problem Solving.
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8D Problem Solving