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Selected:Theory of Constraints Thinking Process Causal Factor Analysis Failure Mode and Effects Analysis Fishbone Diagram

Criterion	Systems Thinking Theory of Constraints Thinking Process	Operations Causal Factor Analysis	Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis	Operations Fishbone Diagram
Purposedifferent	The Theory of Constraints Thinking Process exposes a system's bottleneck and the logic behind it. It suits situations where many symptoms trace back to the same limiting relationship.	For an event with a complicated course, the method breaks down the contributing factors along the timeline. It shows how conditions, decisions, and reactions together produce a course of events.	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.	When a problem has several possible contributing factors, the method sorts causes by cause areas. It prevents an initial hunch from blocking the view of other plausible drivers.
Complexitydifferent	High	High	High	Low
Timedifferent	0.5-3 Tage	2-6 h	2-6 h	30-60 min
Participantsdifferent	4-10	3-10	3-10	2-8
Formatdifferent	Workshop	Workshop + async	Workshop	Workshop
Outputdifferent	Current Reality Logic, Conflict Cloud, Future Reality Tree, Implementation Obstacles	Event Timeline, Causal Factor Chart, Cause List, Corrective Actions	FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions	Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog
Tagsno overlap	Theory of ConstraintsConstraintsSystems thinkingCausality	CausalityIncidentRoot causeTimeline	RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause	Root causeQualityOperations

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