Christmas Day is over guys so let's get productive.

Hello and you're listening to the Marketplace Morning Report from the BBC World Service.

I'm Leanna Byrne and thanks for tuning in.

Over the holidays, productivity was probably the furthest thing from your mind, but not here on Marketplace Morning Report.

This week we're looking at productivity what it means for everyone from workers to economies and the ways people try to improve it.

First things first.

Did you know that Ireland is the most productive country in the world?

Well that's according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. and I'm Irish I'm sure you could have guessed so I went back to Dublin

the capital of Ireland to find out the secret to its performance.

It's arguably Ireland's most famous brand.

With more than 260 years of heritage, Guinness has been brewed here in Dublin's

liberties since 1759.

Since then, some things have changed.

The brand is now owned by Diageo, the British Drinks Giant,

and while the recipe is the same, Aidan Crow, Director of Operations at the St James's Gate

Brewery says it's always looking to make efficiencies.

Technology has allowed us to be dramatically more efficient by making changes to how we manage things like hot water, steam usage, electricity usage and so on.

Here Diageo makes 3.5 million pints of beer a day.

That's 1.3 billion pints a year.

So how much more efficient can I get?

I think you set goals, maybe five year, ten year goals,

but when you get to those milestones,

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