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.
Many references cite the following seven categories of waste: 1  Excessive or early production. 2  Delays. 3  Most movement and transport. 4  Poor process design. 5  Most inventory. 6  Inefficient performance of a process. 7  Making defective items.