Work Center and Cost Center in SAP Plant Maintenance.

 Work Center:
A work center is a particular place or geographic location where Maintenance Operation carried out. Work center could represent a particular workstation with specific tools and equipment on a specific floor of  a specific building. Example..

MECH : Mechanical Work Center.
ELEC : Electrical Work Center

T Code : IR01, IR02, IR03 IR05.

The work center has an available capacity. The activities performed by the work center are valuated by charge rates, which are determined by cost centers and activity types. Work centers can be:
Machines
People (Labor, Expert etc)
Production lines
Groups of craftsmen

Use
Work centers are used in task list operations and work orders. Data in work centers is used for ......

• Scheduling

Operating times and formulas are entered in the work center, so that the duration of an operation can be calculated.

•     Costing

Formulas are entered in the work center, so that the costs of an operation can be calculated. A work center is also assigned to a cost center.

•     Capacity planning

The available capacity and formulas for calculating capacity requirements are entered in the work center.

•     Simplifying operation maintenance

Various default values for operations can be entered in the work center.

Cost Centers : Cost Centers are Cost Collector in SAP. Its tracked costs are individually.

Example: Department Mechanical have one Cost Center named BICLMECH.

T Code : KS01.