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.
Following are the different types of wastes. 1  Biodegradable waste: food and kitchen waste, green waste, paper (can also be recycled). 2  Recyclable material: paper, glass, bottles, cans, metals, certain plastics, etc. 3  Inert waste: construction and demolition waste, dirt, rocks, debris.