DUNSRight™ is why our customers can be confident about their critical
business decisions.
We define data quality by asking ourselves four questions:
- Is the data accurate?
- Is the data complete?
- Is the data timely?
- Is the data globally consistent?
To answer these questions, we take our data through a process we call
DUNSRight™, in which we collect, aggregate, edit, and verify data from
thousands of sources daily so that our customers can use the information to
make profitable decisions for their businesses. Our ability to turn an
enormous stream of data into high quality business information is what sets
us apart from our competitors.
The foundation of DUNSRight™ is Quality Assurance which includes
over 2,000 separate automated checks, plus many manual ones, to ensure the
data meets our high quality standards. In addition, five quality drivers
work sequentially to collect and enhance the data.
The process works like this:
- Global Data Collection brings together data from a variety
of sources worldwide.
- We integrate the data into our database through our
patented Entity Matching, which produces a single, more accurate picture
of each business.
- We apply the D-U-N-S® Number as a unique means of identifying and
tracking a business globally through every step in the life and activity
of the business.
- We use Corporate Linkage to enable our customers to view their total
risk or opportunity across related businesses.
- Finally, our Predictive Indicators use statistical analysis to rate a
business’ past performance and to indicate how likely the business is to
perform that same way in the future.
The output of this extensive process? High quality business information
embedded in our solutions
that customers rely on – not just to be sure – but to be “D&B Sure.™”
As of :
Total companies in the database: more than million
- million active companies in the database available for risk, supply,
sales & marketing and e-business
decisions.
- million inactive companies available with historical information for
file matching and data
cleansing purposes.
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The most important business assessments on the D&B database are the
D&B Rating, the D&B Failure Score and the D&B Payment Score. These assessments are based on
sophisticated statistic models and formulas, developed by a team of
specialists.
Click here to see the Data Sources D&B uses in
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For more information on DUNSRight™, please contact
Customer Services.
