In ordinary day-to-day conversation for most people, the words 'productivity' and 'efficiency' are thrown around indiscriminately. They are, however, different and it's important to know the difference and when to use them.PRODUCTIVITY V EFFICIENCYProductivity is the raw measure of how much product is made in a certain time, disregarding other metrics, like demand or wastage. For example, an employee of a company that makes 45 units an hour while the company only needs 30 is seen as very