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| Criterion |  Operations Process Mapping |  Decision Making Trade-off Analysis |  Operations Kepner-Tregoe |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With a confusing workflow that has many handoffs, the method makes the actual process visible. It shows where work is passed on, delayed, or duplicated, so improvement targets the right spots. | 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. | For a disturbance that's hard to pin down, the method cleanly separates problem, cause, and decision. It reduces mixing when symptoms allow several interpretations. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Medium | High |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 45-120 min | 2-8 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-10 | 2-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Trade-off Matrix, Criteria List, Decision Rationale, Accepted Downsides | Problem Analysis, Decision Analysis, Risk Plan |
Tagsno overlap | ProcessOperationsImprovement | TradeoffsDecisionCriteriaOptions | Problem solvingRoot causeDecisionOperations |
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