Question

The​ do-it-yourselfer plucked a gallon can of base paint from the shelf of the local hardware store and handed it to​ keith, the cheerful clerk at the paint counter. their eyes met briefly and the​ do-it-yourselfer silently handed over sample​ 150c-1, musical​ mist, to the clerk. it was impractical to keep several gallons of every possible color on the shelves at the hardware​ store, so the paint manufacturer had created clever workaround. the workaround was a​ computer-based system that added predetermined quantities of pigments to a gallon can of base paint depending on the desired​ shade, in this​ case, musical mist. the hardware store now needed to stock only the base​ paint, this​ machine, and a small supply of paint pigments in order to create the thousands of colors in its catalog. this scenario is a prime example of

Answer 1

This scenario is a prime example of cost-effective design. The store is able to save space, as well as maintain a much small inventory of items. They can also save money by not carrying an unnecessarily large stock of paint that may or may not ever sell.