That is for governments toward its spending.
Currently it's done using budget estimates at the beginning of the year. What happens is that it favors overspending. Budgets favor overspending. People want to use all their budgets so they have the same next year. You are punished for being frugal.
Instead, a pull system would work better. In that system, there is no predefined limit on spending, but is instead distributed on a need basis.
This only works if there is a general restraint in spending. The system need to be lean.
Similarly,
Production should be a mix of a pull and push system