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.
Types of Waste. 1  Overproduction. 2  Waiting, time in queue. 3  Transportation. 4  Non-value-adding processes. 5  Inventory. 6  Motion. 7  Costs of quality: scrap, rework and inspection.