A "'cost centre "'is a department within a company that does not produce direct profit and adds to the cost of running a company.
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The purpose was to offer Unilever's long-standing market research knowhow as a service to other companies, thus converting two internal cost centres to a profitable daughter company.
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Large companies could previously only offset the credit against cost centres in the UK, but with profit centres outside the UK, were unable to benefit from the relief.
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When looking into these elements as cost centres, managers can identify shortcomings, inefficiencies and waste associated with PCs, whether it is for a small workgroup, department or an entire organisation.
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Soh also said that while most Government agencies still remain cost centres, computerisation and IT have ensured that they are able to become more effective and efficient in terms of operations.
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Each six-digit code is split into two parts : the first four digits identify the location of the asset or cost centre, and the final two give more information about the specific asset.
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The management of the network involves configuration management of devices, performance management or network health analysis, network accounting ( if the network is a cost centre ), network planning and technology upgrades, to give a few examples.
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Even within commercial organizations, units traditionally viewed as " cost centres " found it difficult to get acceptance of proposals for projects that would lead to general and long-term efficiency or capability gains, as the benefits were difficult to assign to " profit centres ".
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Some have argued that for enterprises to see Web security as a business opportunity rather than a cost centre, while others call for " ubiquitous, always-on digital rights management " enforced in the infrastructure to replace the hundreds of companies that secure data and networks.
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Nicholson most important contributions to cost accounting consisted of " emphasizing " cost centres " and the " measuring of profits for individual departments " based on machine hour rates . " Also he helped establishing the National Association of Cost Accountants ( NACA ) in 1920, which resulted into the Institute of Management Accountants.
