Contention over business and supply decisions that have wide-ranging consequences are perhaps inevitable, and it's possible that confused enterprises would do best to implement ERP business software solutions that help them make the best out of complicated situations.

One energy company based in Indiana is seeking out a chance to establish itself within the state, despite opposition from other local industry players. The case, which features multiple utility providers arguing against Indiana Gasification LLC and the Indiana Finance Authority and has been an ongoing process for years, concerns the possible rights in regards to the gas produced by Gasification's Rockport facility.

In a report on the case from the Court of Appeals, which is available online, differences persist between the actual cost of this deal and whether it is in the best interest of the state. The original contract would have granted this company 30 years of business, but that was before it was partially overturned, the Indianapolis Business Journal reports. 

"Two of the most significant disputes between the parties at the hearing were whether the Contract provides a guarantee of savings for retail end use customers and whether the Contract definition of 'retail end use customer' conflicts with its statutory definition," the paper says.

Regardless of how this situation turns out, business accounting systems can be put into place that help monitor the resources available to different departments within a company by need and use. Also, it should go without saying that decisions that benefit the retail level may be boons that encourage more eventual revenue to those businesses.