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| Criterion |  Operations Theory of Constraints |  Operations Process Mapping |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | Medium | Low | Medium |
Timedifferent | 2-4 h Analyse, laufend | 1-3 h | 30-90 min | 1-3 h |
Participantsdifferent | 3-12 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 3-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop + async | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Constraint Map, Improvement Plan, Flow Metrics | Process Map, Handoff List, Improvement Backlog | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures |
Tagsno overlap | OperationsConstraintsFlowImprovement | ProcessOperationsImprovement | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FlowMeasurementConstraints |