Please help with this.. thanks!! Western wear is a mail-order firm that offers a
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Please help with this.. thanks!! Western wear is a mail-order firm that offers an extensive selection of casual clothing for men and women. Western Wear plans to develop a new set of product codes. Currently, 650 different products exist, with the possibility of adding more in the future. Many products come in various sizes, styles, and colors. The marketing manager asked you to develop an individualized product code that can identify a specific item and its characteristics. Your initial reaction is that it can be done, but the code might be fairly complex. Back in your office, you give the matter some thought. 1- Design a code scheme that will meet the marketing manager's stated requirements. 2- Write a brief memo to the marketing manager suggesting at least one alternative to the code she proposed, and state your reasons. 3- Suggest a code scheme that will identify each Western Wear customer. 4- Suggest a code scheme that will identify each specific order.Explanation / Answer
1- Design a code scheme that will meet the marketing manager's stated requirements.
mark the first character of the code as either m , f, or n for gender specification.
let the rest of the code be abbreviation for the unique designer line name.
The 13th line of Silk Tops for women by designer Mk12 might be: f-Mk12-Stw013
2- Write a brief memo to the marketing manager suggesting at least one alternative to the code she proposed, and state your reasons.
TO: marketing manger
SUBJECT: proposed code scheme
FROM: insert name here
The code you proposed is not bad, but it does not include color.Try incorporating in specfics such as size also. For instance,f-Mk12-Stw013 might be changed to f-Mk12-Stw01-02bwhere 02 stands for size and b for blue.
3- Suggest a code scheme that will identify each Western Wear customer.
also add an addition of the customer's id, made up of first initial, last name and unique number
like John Doe might be customer number 201
would be :JDoe201
4- Suggest a code scheme that will identify each specific order.