The Soviet situation is top down planning based on what "should" be produced. Actual consumer demand isn't important. The Soviet union would decide some years that industrial equipment was the priority, then years later consumer goods.
Apple is bottoms-up (through customer and market data), with the leadership approving recommendations from the bottom based on what the consumer wants.
The Soviet situation is top down planning based on what "should" be produced. Actual consumer demand isn't important. The Soviet union would decide some years that industrial equipment was the priority, then years later consumer goods.
Apple is bottoms-up (through customer and market data), with the leadership approving recommendations from the bottom based on what the consumer wants.