I remember reading about the “planned economy” in the USSR.
No price or market feedback so counted on different “metrics”.
So shoe output was measured in total shoes produced.
This is why you end up with 1 style, all small sizes since they take less material.
Glass was measured in square feet produced. So its rolled thin and most of it breaks before it can be installed.
Wheat is measured in metric tons harvested. So what if most of it rots before it gets to market. Etc etc etc...
The just seem to never learn....
I recall the USSR ran out of toilet paper and matches, because no one remembered to order them to be manufactured.
Under Communism, if you order 3,000 pounds of shoes, you get one, 3,000 concrete shoe. If you order 3,000 shoes, you get 3,000 left shoes, size 7. If you order 3,000 pairs of shoes, you get 6,000 shoes, one style, one color, one size (e.g. black, women's Mary Janes, size 7). Under a Communist economy, you met the quota, exactly as specified. No variances tolerated.