Cost-of-service regulation — A traditional electric utility regulation under which a utility is allowed to set rates based on the cost of providing service to customers and the right to earn a limited profit. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s… … Energy terms
Service Improvement Plan — The Service Improvement Plan (SIP) is a program mandated by the Canadian Radio television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to provide a defined level of basic telephone service to all Canadians, other than those so isolated that it is… … Wikipedia
service cost centre — indirect cost centre; = service department; = support cost centre A cost centre to which costs are allocated or apportioned in absorption costing; though the service cost centre is necessary to carry out the production process, it is incidental… … Accounting dictionary
service cost centre — indirect cost centre; service department; support cost centre A cost centre to which costs are allocated or apportioned in absorption costing; though the service cost centre is necessary to carry out the production process, it is incidental to it … Big dictionary of business and management
Service (economics) — A service is the non material equivalent of a good. A service provision is an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates… … Wikipedia
Service taxi — A Service taxi is a low cost taxi service available in Lebanon, Israel and a few other countries, somewhat akin to a shuttle but usually provided by minivans or ordinary 4 door sedans which look like taxis. Service taxis travel mostly along major … Wikipedia
Cost of poor quality — (COPQ) or poor quality costs (PQC), are defined as costs that would disappear if systems, processes, and products were perfect. COPQ was popularized by IBM quality expert H. James Harrington in his 1987 book Poor Quality Costs.[1] COPQ is a… … Wikipedia
Service-oriented architecture — (SOA) is a method for systems development and integration where functionality is grouped around business processes and packaged as interoperable services . SOA also describes IT infrastructure which allows different applications to exchange data… … Wikipedia
Cost of Living Allowance — (COLA) is a United States military entitlement given to military servicemen and women living in high cost areas or stationed overseas. It is intended to compensate servicemembers for the high cost of living at certain duty stations.How It… … Wikipedia
Cost of Living Allowance (U.S. Military) — Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) is a United States military entitlement given to military servicemen and women living in high cost areas or stationed overseas. It is intended to compensate servicemembers for the high cost of living at certain… … Wikipedia