COMPREHENSIVE NSN DATABASE
Suppliers and manufacturers of military supplies are guilty of combining nationalist ideals of their customers with the goods they deliver. Instead of naming the item created based on some objective standards, these manufacturers use absurd words culled from local languages to name the military item. Despite attempts to create a generic nomenclature of specific military parts, the suppliers refused because they fear subpoena from the local legislative bodies. If the manufacturer or supplier wants to sell a certain tank to a Chinese contractor, he will convince his customer that the design was inspired by some Han Chinese folklore. He will call it “dragon tank” or “Mao tank”. If the manufacturer or supplier wants to sell the same tank to a buyer from Argentina, the former will surely use words or word-attachments to call the item more “Argentina-friendly”. He will either call it Peron tank or the Argentinean buffalo tank. The ISO Group, a private business entity, solved the problem with the introduction of a naming system which solved all problems introduced by the suppliers and manufacturers of military spare parts. Its comprehensive nsn databaseis what the world needs to put some order on the market for military spare parts.
The prior chaos in the market is not exactly the fault of suppliers and manufacturers. These people or companies are simply trying to make a living. The chaotic naming system was directly due to the customer demand for more nationalistic names. The ISO Group and its nsn databaseare the real solution for the problem in nomenclature. Now, if a military supplies contractor would like to know more about the goods, it can simply check out the ISO Group website.
