Question
Following is a code for one product in a general cosmetic line: L02002Z621289. L means which is a lipstick, 0 means it was introduced without matching nail polish, 2002 is a series code indicating in what order it was produced, Z is a organization code indicating that product is hypoallergenic, and 621289 is the number of the plant (there are 15 plants) where product is produced.
a. Critique the code, identifying compensation and shortcomings of the design.
b. Always interested in new design, owner of the cosmetic firm is willing to look at a more elegant code that encodes same information in a better way. Redesign the coding design and provide a key for your work.
c. Write down a sentence for each change you have optional, indicating what data entry problem (from part a) change will eliminate.