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| Criterion |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Decision Making Wideband Delphi |  Decision Making Delphi Method |
|---|---|---|---|
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 single opinion rarely holds up for planning when the future is genuinely uncertain. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as an Estimate Range, Assumption Log, and Expert Consensus Notes. | When knowledge is distributed and direct dominance should be avoided, groups quickly fall under the sway of their opinion leaders. The Delphi Method gathers assessments iteratively and gradually brings expert judgments closer together. |
Complexitysame | High | High | High |
Timedifferent | 2-6 h | 1-4 h or multiple rounds | 1-4 Wochen |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 4-12 Experten | 6-30 Experten |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Estimate Range, Assumption Log, Expert Consensus Notes | Expert Forecast, Consensus Range, Assumption Notes |
Tagsno overlap | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | EstimationExpertsForecasting | ForecastingExpertsDecisionStrategy |
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