Productivity may be defined as output produced per unit of input
resources used. It is more a measurement of efficiency and
performance of work managed rather than a tool of management.
Improvement in productivity and that in efficient use of resources,
may be considered one and the same thing.
However we may use measurements of productivity as a means of
setting targets for and monitoring efficiency and performance. This
definitely helps in inproving efficiency. In this way planning and
monitoring of productivity can be considered an useful tool for
improving efficiency.