Editing Industry standard data model (section)

==Applications==
Effective standard models have developed in the banking, insurance, [[pharmaceutical]] and automotive industries. These models reflect stringent standards required in these industries for customer information gathering, [[customer privacy]], [[consumer safety]], or [[Just In Time (business)|just in time manufacturing]].

The most complex data models known are in military use. Consortia such as [[NATO]] tend to require strict standards for their members' equipment and supply databases. While standards for [[commercial software]] are usually open to view and implement, military data standards are often private and internal.