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| Criterion |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Delivery Cost of Delay |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | For a system that does not get faster despite effort, the method directs attention to the bottleneck. It concentrates improvement on the point that actually limits throughput. | When an initiative stalls, the limit often lies not in the idea but in hard or soft boundary conditions. Constraint Analysis separates these limits and shows which of them can actually be shaped. | Helps clarify scope, order, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, constraints, and sequence manageable. The result is captured as a Cost of Delay table and prioritization sequence. | For a flow that backs up at one point, the method looks for the capacity limit with the greatest leverage. It explains why extra effort elsewhere barely improves throughput. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 30-90 min | 90-180 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | CoD Table, Prioritization Sequence | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | PrioritizationDeliveryEconomicsDecision | FlowMeasurementConstraints |