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| Criterion |  Delivery Monte Carlo Forecasting |  Operations 8D Problem Solving |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, and Risk Communication. | 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 delivery work dissolves into wait times, handoffs, and hidden effort, Value Stream Mapping makes the actual flow visible. The method exposes bottlenecks, idle time, and feedback loops so lead time and improvement levers become tangible. |
Complexitydifferent | High | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 30-90 min Setup, danach laufend | 1-6 Wochen | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 1-8 | 4-10 | 4-10 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Forecast Percentiles, Throughput Dataset, Risk Communication | 8D Report, Containment Plan, Root Cause Evidence, Corrective Action Plan | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list |
Tagsno overlap | ForecastingFlowDelivery | QualityProblem solvingRoot cause | LeanFlowWasteDelivery |
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