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.
7 Types of Waste. In order to become a world-class company it is fundamentally important to eliminate and to avoid all 7 types of waste (muda) in manufacturing and also in service processes. How can we describe âwasteâ? Any activity or process that adds costs but adds no value (for the customer).