GMR = General Mobile Radio (they didn't think GMRS is actually a 'S'ervice) 37 = 37 Mile Range Wow! 40 = Maybe it's actually a 37.40 mile range? 3ck = That's 3 pack in Chinese, which means they give you a spare in case one doesn't work or 'brakes' too soon, who needs more than 2 radios anyway?
So @jasontoon, I noticed you really like the 1-letter, 4-digit combo. I like it for simplicity too: not to be confused w a zipcode and no company has enough products to warrant a model # like 543-0000-345. However, if everyone switched to that then you would always have to put producer and model number in as there are only 260,000 combinations with that A#### format so multiple cos would have the same one (or do you already also enter co name?) What about 5-character model “numbers” (maybe they’d have to come up with a new name if it has no numbers?) which gives +4.5M combos so less duplicates. what are your thoughts on that?
I have recently been given the awesome responsibility of creating model numbers for my company’s line of eye wear. I don’t want the model numbers to suck, so I thought I would ask on the only site that has ever really discussed model numbers. If you were going to create a model number, where would you start?
@tlemon20 Each character (or set of characters) should be human-identifiable and be meaningful (represents the product features in some way) and only as long as absolutely required. It should also be unique-ish on google such that it is easily found by serial number search.
Yes, this.
I find the model number discussions to be quite amusing too.
GMR = General Mobile Radio (they didn't think GMRS is actually a 'S'ervice)
37 = 37 Mile Range Wow!
40 = Maybe it's actually a 37.40 mile range?
3ck = That's 3 pack in Chinese, which means they give you a spare in case one doesn't work or 'brakes' too soon, who needs more than 2 radios anyway?
Agreed! When did you start commenting on model numbers? Anything that led you guys to start?
So @jasontoon, I noticed you really like the 1-letter, 4-digit combo. I like it for simplicity too: not to be confused w a zipcode and no company has enough products to warrant a model # like 543-0000-345. However, if everyone switched to that then you would always have to put producer and model number in as there are only 260,000 combinations with that A#### format so multiple cos would have the same one (or do you already also enter co name?) What about 5-character model “numbers” (maybe they’d have to come up with a new name if it has no numbers?) which gives +4.5M combos so less duplicates. what are your thoughts on that?
@mollama Who will be the first company to dare to use emoji in model numbers?
@dave And once that trend starts, who gets stuck with
in their model numbers?
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I have recently been given the awesome responsibility of creating model numbers for my company’s line of eye wear. I don’t want the model numbers to suck, so I thought I would ask on the only site that has ever really discussed model numbers. If you were going to create a model number, where would you start?
@tlemon20 Each character (or set of characters) should be human-identifiable and be meaningful (represents the product features in some way) and only as long as absolutely required. It should also be unique-ish on google such that it is easily found by serial number search.
But I’m no data scientist.