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.
18.1.1 The 3 Mâs of Lean. Lean manufacturing is a Japanese method focused on 3Mâs. These Ms are: muda, the Japanese word for waste, mura, the Japanese word for. inconsistency, and muri, the Japanese word for unreasonableness. Muda. specifically focuses on activities to be eliminated. Within manufacturing, there. are categories of waste.