Acute care is a level of health care in. which a patient is treated for a brief but. severe episode of illness,for conditions. that are the result of disease or trauma, and during recovery from surgery. Acute. care is generally provided in a hospital. by a variety of clinical personnel using.
Under the lean manufacturing system, seven wastes are identified: overproduction, inventory, motion, defects, over-processing, waiting, and transport. Overproduction. The most serious of the wastes, overproduction can cause all other types of wastes and results in excess inventory.
There are 7 types of waste identified: 1) Overproduction. Overproduction arises when the company is producing more than the customer really requires. This may include both the production of products or components for which there are no orders, as well as production of more items than currently needed.