Generally, two effects are caused with this method.
Suppliers try to deliver better quality goods to achieve a reasonable price, for inferior material, costs are reduced. Also the supplier’s satisfaction is of importance, when they feel treated fair and not being paid a standard price.
For the biomass department such a system for accounting was introduced years ago by Rudolf Berthold GmbH and integrated into VAS-II® as a software module. Especially for middle and large biomass power plants, VAS-II® marks as an optimal solution, since both the delivery and receipt processes can be automated and optimized. The accounting system can be improved, as well.