New Supply-Management Tools Leverage D&B Database, Competencies

Compiled ByDeborah Austin D&B -- provider of business information and technology solutions, Murray Hill, N.J. -- has launched Supply DecisionWare, a new suite of analytical tools for global supply-management decision-making. The first solution in rollout, the Web-enabled Supply Management System, includes three modules:

Supply Spend Analysis -- uses core D&B competencies to give customers in-depth actionable analysis of what each supplier is providing, what is being purchased and how much is being spent while assessing overall risk with each -- providing a supply-management savings roadmap.

Supply Intelligence -- provides detailed market analysis for specific industries, and Web-based analytical tools to help customers locate/qualify suppliers from D&B's global database of 73 million businesses.

Supply Base Optimization -- powered by a decision analytical tool enabling customers to continuously update their supply bases.