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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Decision Making Constraint Analysis |  Operations Bottleneck Analysis |  Operations ALPEN Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | With high tempo and many parallel topics, the method makes status, deviations, and priorities visible at a glance. It reduces search effort and prevents what matters from getting lost in daily work. | 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. | With an overloaded day full of too many tasks, a realistic picture of the day emerges. The method connects estimating, deciding, and buffer thinking so planning fits available energy and time. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Low | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 30-90 min | 1-3 h | 10-20 min daily |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 2-8 | 3-8 | 1 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Constraint List, Hard/Soft Classification, Option Impact Notes, Decision Boundaries | Bottleneck Map, Flow Metrics, Improvement Options, Follow-up Measures | Daily Plan, Time Estimates, Review Notes |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | ConstraintsDecisionPlanningOptions | FlowMeasurementConstraints | PlanningTime managementProductivityOperations |