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Practical sheet | REF: FIC1223 V1

Using Theory of Constraints (TOC) in project risk management

Author: Lionel PUNTOS

Publication date: April 10, 2013 | Lire en français

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1. Know the origins and vocabulary of the graphic approach

1.1 T for Tree, R for Reality

Engineers have long used the graphical approach to better understand accidental sequences:

  • The Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) [FIC 0535] is an extension of the Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA): the starting point is a feared event, which we try to link to all possible causes using logical "and"/"or" gates;

  • the event tree...

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