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| Criterion |  Operations Visual Management |  Business Strategy Three Horizons |  Business Strategy VRIO Framework |  Operations ABC Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | Three Horizons helps clarify strategic options across different timeframes. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and investment choices, and captures the result as a horizon map, portfolio view, and initiatives per horizon. | The VRIO Framework rates resources and capabilities on whether they are Valuable, Rare, Inimitable, and Organized. It compares strengths, risks, market logic, and courses of action. The result is captured as a VRIO table and strategic actions. | With many similar objects of differing economic significance, the method prioritizes effort by effect. It separates what needs regular steering from what rarely needs attention. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | Ongoing | Halbtags-Workshop, dann iterativ | 90-180 min | 30-60 min |
Participantsdifferent | 1-20 | 3-12 | 3-6 | 1-5 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Visual Board, Status Indicators, Exception Cues | Horizon map, Portfolio view, Initiatives per horizon, Resource plan | VRIO Table, Strategic Actions | ABC Classification, Focus Rules, Control List |
Tagsno overlap | SignalsOperationsVisual management | StrategyInnovationPortfolioForesight | StrategyDiagnosisBusiness modelCapability | PrioritizationOperationsPortfolio |