Challenge: Effective supplier risk management in today’s environment requires a continuous improvement process. Key steps in that process include analyzing the distribution of risk in your supply base, sharing the results with others in your organization, collaborating with suppliers and developing actions plans to reduce risk levels.

Solution: The Scorecard Module provides an enhanced view of your supply base by combining both D&B and external data into a single aggregated view of risk, which is then classified by risk severity and organized to provide new insights into your supply base risk distribution.

Bottom line: This powerful solution enables you to analyze your supply base using multiple classifications (i.e., commodity, organizational unit, etc.) to identify concentrations of high-risk suppliers that are most likely to disrupt your supply chain.

Get a customized view of risk in your supplier portfolio

The Scorecard Module allows you to combine D&B’s information, including best-in-class predictive scores, with your own supplier performance and criticality data to obtain a customized view of risk in your supplier portfolio. You can configure the Scorecard to meet your company’s specific needs and define your own thresholds for defining acceptable, moderate and severe risk levels. With multiple inputs to choose from, you can select two Scorecard measures and view the risk distribution of your suppliers relative to both of these measures simultaneously. This flexibility helps you focus on the suppliers who are high risk and most critical to your business, as well as gain a broader view of risk in your supply base.

At a Glance

• Combine D&B's predictive analytics with your suppler information – including performance data – for a more complete view of your supply base.
• Configure balanced Scorecards to meet your specific needs, including supplier metrics and classification methods.
• Easily slice and dice through complex data with robust online analytical processing (OLAP) capabilities.
• Simplify risk evaluation from multiple factors using an actionable stop light format.
• Utilize tabular and graphical reporting to quickly spot patterns and assess which risks are most important to monitor and mitigate.
• Develop action plans and collaborate with suppliers for improvements.

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