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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Operations Failure Mode and Effects Analysis |  Business Strategy Value Chain Analysis |  Operations Fishbone Diagram |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | Value Chain Analysis shows where value is created, costs accrue, and differentiation becomes possible along the process. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a value-chain map and lever list. | 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 | Low | High | High | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | 2-6 h | Half day | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-10 | 3-8 | 2-8 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | FMEA Table, Risk Priority, Mitigation Actions | Value Chain Map, Lever List | Fishbone Diagram, Cause Categories, Investigation Backlog |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | RiskQualityOperationsRoot cause | StrategyBusiness modelDiagnosisAnalysis | Root causeQualityOperations |