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Logistics and Transportation

The logistics industry is a composite service sector that integrates transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, and information industries. As a foundational, strategic, and pioneering industry, it plays a crucial role in supporting national economic development. On the international stage, logistics is often considered the lifeblood of economic growth and a fundamental sector for progress.

With the rapid expansion of the domestic logistics and express delivery market, businesses in this sector face an urgent need for digital solutions. These tools can facilitate unified data collection and management, provide scientific risk assessment for credit decision-making and compliance risk management, and ultimately enhance the efficiency and accuracy of customer and supplier risk management. Through digitalization, companies can achieve cost reductions and boost operational efficiency.

Due to the extensive network of counterparties, the logistics industry faces the following challenges in credit risk management:

Complex customer landscape spanning multiple industries with rapidly evolving risks
Inefficient manual credit management without an automated risk identification system
Heavy reliance on external channels for information collection and credit risk assessment
Lack of effective response strategies for identified risk information

Allstates World
Allstates World: Empowering to Enhance Trade Credit Risk Management
- D&B Finance Analytics
Background

Since opening its first station in 1961, Allstates World Cargo team has focused on leveraging its strengths in transportation and logistics to promote strategic solutions for customers.

Challenges

The fast-paced and precision-oriented nature of the company’s services requires evolution from manual to automated processes, as well as accuracy in making credit decisions for prospective customers.

Solutions & Results

The company has leveraged D&B Finance Analytics to streamline and automate its credit and customer risk management processes. By lowering days sales outstanding (DSO), they can reduce headcount, manage debt more effectively, and improve their DSO with customers.
A World-Renowned Express Company
Empowering World-Renowned Express Companies Improve Compliance and Risk Management Capabilities
- D&B Data Blocks
Background

The company is an internationally renowned express logistics enterprise with operations spanning numerous countries and regions.

Challenges

The company's risk control department faced limited Human Resources and inefficient Manual Processes challenges.

Solutions & Results

Dun & Bradstreet provided accurate ratings and comprehensive basic information, enabling the company to assess the credit status and risk level of global customers more accurately. Moreover, the company gained swift access to customer information worldwide, drastically reducing the workload of risk control staff in gathering and organizing data.
Swisslog
Swisslog: Masters its international project business-both on the supplier and customer side
- D&B Finance Analytics
Background

Swisslog implements leading automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centres, with locations in over 25 countries worldwide.

Challenges

The predecessor product, e-Portfolio, lacked many essential functions. Swisslog needed to master their international project business on both supplier and customer side.

Solutions & Results

Swisslog switched from e-portfolio to D&B Finance Analytics, a web-based platform that enables team collaboration and sharing of reports and information for the supplier vetting process. The comprehensive credit reports help prevent losses due to supplier bankruptcy and ensure reliable cooperation.