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| Criterion |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Engineering Kanban |
|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | 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. | 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 work sits in too many parallel streams, throughput suffers and no one sees the bottlenecks. Kanban makes the flow of work visible and limits overload so a system becomes calmer and more predictable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | 2-6 h | Ongoing |
Participantsdifferent | 4-10 | 3-10 | 2-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Kanban board, WIP policies, Flow metrics |
Tagsno overlap | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | FlowVisual managementDelivery |
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