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.
This is the second in a series of articles on the Seven Types of Waste. This article addresses Overproduction. First before I get into Overproduction let me explain what waste is in six sigma. Waste is any activity that does not produce value, value in the âeyesâ of the customer, not you. The seven types of waste are: Corrections. Overproduction. Movement of material or information. Motion of operators. Waiting. Inventory or other resources that are not being used.