Efficient x Effective. What's the
difference?
01/13/09
These two
words can be a little tricky, and maybe they
are even in your first
language.
But the key to using these two words
correctly in context, is to remember that:
Effective implies
success in the procedure, but not necessarily in the
overall productivity/profitability.
Efficient implies
success in the productivity/profitability, it does
not matter how it
works.
Engines nowadays are as
effective as they were in the past
(they worked well, and they still
do), but today they are more
efficient than they were before
because they save fuel (they are more
profitable).
Study these examples:
1) Think about a tennis shoe factory. The
shoe machine produces very well: 24 pairs of tennis
shoes, in 12 hours. This is a very
effective system to make shoes!
It works well! It is also
efficient because it brings
high productivity/profitability.
2)But, the quality is becoming an issue as
the market prefers hand made shoes. So, the factory,
thinking about a new procedure to make better shoes,
contracts shoe makers. Real professionals! Those shoe
makers are artists, they are particular and they do
an excellente job! The tennis shoes are works of art!
However, those crafters take 24 hours to make 12
pairs of tennis shoes, only. Is the result
profitable? It seems not. It seems the final result
is not so productive and the company's profitability
goes down. This is not an
efficient system - they have half of
the amount done in twice the time! They lose money!
But, the procedure to bring up quality was very
effective - it worked! (The
company now needs to raise the price of the tennis
shoes, or it will go out of business!)
So,
Effective is what
works.
Efficient is what produces the best
overall result; what's
profitable.
Many professionals are effective in
executing certaing tasks, they can do their jobs very
well. But they are not so efficient because they take
so long to finish the task. They are good to do the
work, but the profitability is low.
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work?
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