This document discusses cost centers and activities for a company that manufactures fuses. It identifies two main cost centers: the inventory department and administrative department. The inventory department procures raw materials and stores them. The administrative department incurs freight charges to transport raw materials and finished goods. It then identifies four main cost center groups: manufacturing, sales/marketing, services, and administration. Each group includes various activities and costs.
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Erp assignment
1. Study and write about software
system used for Costing Function
• Book-keeping system
Problems:
• Sales Forecasting
• Delayed order Delivery
• No optimum utilization of resources
2. Identify two Cost Centers
Cost Center
Inventory Administrative
Department Department
3. Activities of Cost Centers
Inventory department: To procure the raw materials from different sources. The main activities
are:
• Notify the requirement
• Looking for vendor
• Make a proposal
• Purchase required materials from vendors and store in their inventory house
Administrative Department : To incur the freight charges . The main activities are :
• Purchase Raw Material from vendor to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation shade
• Ship the raw-material from Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation unit to company’s
warehouse
• Transfer finished goods from Company’s warehouse to customer located in all over Gujarat
4. Cost Centre Groups
Neelam
Fuse Works
Sales &
Manufacturing Services Administration
Marketing
Procurement
Salaries & Wages
Inventory
Management
Freight
Rent
Marketing Charges
Cost Loans & EMI
Sales Commission
5. Neelam
Fuse
Works
Sales &
Manufact Administ
Distributi Services
uring ration
on
Inventory Sales
Procurem Marketin Freight Salaries Loans &
Manage Commissi Rent
ent g Cost Charges & Wages EMI
ment on
6. Manufacturing
• Procurement of raw materials
• Ceramic Fuse handle
• Cooper wire
• Packing box and material
• Aluminum clipping
• Inventory Management
Sales & Marketing
• Sales Commission
• Marketing Cost
7. Services
• Freight Charges
• Raw Material from vendor to GIDC shade
• GIDC unit to godown
• Godown to customer located in all over
Gujarat
8. Administration
• Rent
• Godown
• Main Office
• GIDC shade (Manufacturing unit)
• Salaries
• Sales and Marketing
• Office admin
• Operation employee
• Loan and tax
• VAT tax on raw material
• Loan EMI
Editor's Notes
Inventory Department : Procurement of Raw material Administrative Department : Incurring Rent