The Vendor Cost Center Profile is a way to keep cost centers and vendors communicating on an accurate level. That is, you can assign cost centers a specific number or identifying characteristics so that when their order goes to the vendor, the vendor does not confuse them with a different cost center and inadvertently send them the wrong products.
For example, many organizations setup cost centers by city; therefore, the likelihood of a duplicate city name exists. There is Jackson, Mississippi; Jackson, Missouri; Jackson, Wyoming, and so on. Applying identifying numbers can decrease confusion and increase accuracy.
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