It's an investment problem for those who hold the money in the organization.
Say, we have an organisation consisting of exec team and engineering team.
Engineering team has a bright idea that a certain undertaking will reduce time to make one widget. They bring this case to exec team. "It will reduce the cost of a widget from X1 to X2, the project will take T time and cost C."
If exec team sees this investment interesting and possible, they make that investment. The worth of the project is simply its cost C. Exec team willingly paid, and if they got what they wanted for it, they should be happy with "productivity". (Similarly to how you don't bemoan "productivity" of the baker you buy your bread from.)
