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Paper illustration for Waste Analysis.
Operations
Waste Analysis
Decision Tree method illustration showing its working structure
Decision Making
Decision Tree
Purposedifferent
For a process that keeps people busy but creates little value, the method exposes waste. It directs attention to unnecessary movement, waiting times, rework, and overdelivery.For decisions with follow-on paths and dependencies, a linear comparison is often not enough. A Decision Tree shows how options branch under conditions and which consequences hang on each branch.
Complexitydifferent
LowMedium
Timedifferent
45-120 min30-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-81-6
Formatdifferent
WorkshopWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement BacklogDecision Tree, Option Map, Assumption List
Tagsno overlap
WasteLeanProcess improvement
DecisionTreeOptions
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Paper illustration for Constraint Analysis.
Decision Making
Constraint Analysis
Paper matrix with six colored hat cards for information, feeling, value, caution, ideas and process control.
Facilitation
Six Thinking Hats
Paper illustration for Trade-off Analysis.
Decision Making
Trade-off Analysis
Value Stream Mapping workspace showing the question, observations, and next decision.
Delivery
Value Stream Mapping