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| Criterion |  Operations Waste Analysis |  Delivery Value Stream Mapping |  Systems Thinking Evaporating Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
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. | 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. | The method makes visible why two seemingly incompatible demands arise and which assumption must be tested to resolve the conflict. |
Complexitydifferent | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 45-120 min | 1-3 h | 60-120 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 4-10 | 2-8 |
Formatsame | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Waste Map, Prioritized Waste, Improvement Backlog | Current-state map, Future-state map, Bottleneck list | Conflict Cloud, Assumption List, Breakthrough Ideas, Next Experiments |
Tagsno overlap | WasteLeanProcess improvement | LeanFlowWasteDelivery | Theory of ConstraintsAssumptionsSystems thinking |
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