In today’s world where climate change disrupts more and more supply chains, D&B uses Machine Learning to help companies to get a better visibility on their Supply Chain and to proactively improve its resilience.

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Disrupting Supply Chain
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COMPANY
1st Tier 2nd Tier 3rd Tier
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Companies need
Supply Chain Visibility
to proactively mitigate their risks

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B2B Supply Chain Process — Identify
Supply Chain Visibility
Reveal the customer’s
network:
• Holistic view of the supply
chain, focus on Tier 1 à
Tier 3.
• Identifying interconnected
suppliers.
Identify N-Tier Supply
Chain and interconnections

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B2B Supply Chain Process — Identify à Assess
Supply Chain Visibility
Reveal the customer’s
network:
• Holistic view of the supply
chain, focus on Tier 1 à
Tier 3.
• Identifying interconnected
suppliers.
Risk Assessment
D&B has numerous tools to
find risky suppliers:
• Risk scores
• Activity area
• Financial data (turnover)
• Location
• ESG scores
Identify N-Tier Supply
Chain and interconnections
Identify current and future
risks in the network

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B2B Supply Chain Process — Identify à Assess à Improve
Supply Chain Visibility
Reveal the customer’s
network:
• Holistic view of the supply
chain, focus on Tier 1 à
Tier 3.
• Identifying interconnected
suppliers.
Supply Chain Scouting
Reduce the risks:
• AI/ML targeting approach
to find and add suppliers
similar to existing ones.
• Scalable, offline and online
based models.
Identify N-Tier Supply
Chain and interconnections
Proactively improve Supply
Chain resilience
Risk Assessment
D&B has numerous tools to
find risky suppliers:
• Risk scores
• Activity area
• Financial data (turnover)
• Location
• ESG scores
Identify current and future
risks in the network

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Company
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Top-down
approach

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Top-down
approach
Company
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Bottom-up
approach
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
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Leader car manufacturer based in Europe.
Client
Based on 200 of their Tier 1 suppliers, identify Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers.
Challenge
Identify Assess Improve

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Leader car manufacturer based in Europe.
Client
Based on 200 of their Tier 1 suppliers, identify Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers.
Challenge
Several thousands of Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers were found.
Results
Identify Assess Improve

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Tier 2
Tier 2
Car
manufacturer
Tier 1
Identify Assess Improve

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Tier 2 & 3 supplier
Tier 2
Tier 1
Is a supplier of
Car
manufacturer
Identify Assess Improve

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Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

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Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

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Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3

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Risky or critical suppliers'
definition
Data enrichment of supply
chain network
Identify Assess Improve

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Risky or critical suppliers'
definition
Data enrichment of supply
chain network
Critical activity or risk areas
Shared with competitors
Compliance risks or
opportunities
Identify Assess Improve

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Risky or critical suppliers'
definition
Data enrichment of supply
chain network
Critical activity or risk areas
Shared with competitors
Compliance risks or
opportunities
Financial
data
Bankruptcy
scores
Demographic
data
ESG
scores
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
0.17
0.26
0.52
0.13
0.43
0.64
0.91
0.33
0.75
0.94
0.21
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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
Shared with
competitor
Competitor
0.17
0.26
0.52
0.13
0.43
0.64
0.91
0.33
0.75
0.21
0.94
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
Compliance
risks
0.17
0.26
0.52
0.13
0.43
0.64
0.91
0.33
0.75
0.21
0.94
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Tier 1
suppliers
Traditional
data
Online
data
Potential
new suppliers
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
Shared with
competitor
Competitor
0.17
0.26
0.52
0.13
0.43
0.64
0.91
0.33
0.75
0.21
0.94
0.25
Identify Assess Improve

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Customer
Tier 1
Tier 2
Tier 3
Others
Shared with
competitor
Competitor
0.17
0.26
0.52
0.13
0.43
0.64
0.91
0.33
0.75
0.21
0.94
0.25
Identify Assess Improve

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B2B Supply Chain Process
Identify
Identify N-Tier Supply
Chain and
interconnections
Assess
Identify current and
future risks in the
network
Improve
Proactively improve
Supply Chain
resilience

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