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.
Factory costs have traditionally been broken down into the following three categories of cost: 1  Direct materials. This is the cost of those materials directly associated with the construction of goods. 2  Direct labor. This is the cost of labor directly associated with the production of goods. 3  Manufacturing overhead.