There can't be random serial numbers

[hsfrank]

Having received my new Daytona with a so called " random serial number ", it got me to thinking. aside from the fact that random serial number is an oxymoron, the fact that the manufacturer places a number at all means it can't be random. They place it there for a reason. Maybe it is to indicate the date of manufacture or the place or the intended country destination. Whatever his purpose it should be easily decoded. If it isn't, then his purpose is defeated. If it didn't need to be easily decoded why put it visible ? Granted in this era of computers and databases, it is easy to search and find a non sequential series of numbers and letters. However, would it not be easier to devise a code that is not readily decoded and known only to those with a need to know? Your thoughts.