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China National Building Material Group

Supply Chain Optimization

China National Building Material Group needed to improve truck-to-load matching, lower transport costs and modernize the rapidly growing 'I Need a Truck' logistics platform that supported its bulk-material supply chain.

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Reported impact

Business outcome

CNBM turned a regional freight tool into a wider smart-logistics platform with better dispatching, more standardized interfaces and improved service for manufacturing and delivery partners.

  • Cost Reduction
  • Customer Experience
  • Productivity Improvement

Solution

China National Building Material Group and Baidu AI Cloud rebuilt the 'I Need a Truck' network-freight platform into a broader smart-logistics operating system. The redesign introduced three governance layers—master data, service interfaces and vehicle tracks—so the underlying data and API surfaces became standardized and reusable across more services. On top of that base, Baidu combined cloud computing, digital maps, IoT, AI and big-data capabilities to drive six upgrades spanning technical architecture, function systems, digital connectivity, data intelligence, algorithm intelligence and user experience. One of the most concrete platform services is logistics mapping, which uses Baidu Maps data and compute to support truck routing, truck navigation and batch route calculation for drivers, improving their experience in the field. Meanwhile, the dispatch layer uses hybrid algorithms that combine expert systems with machine learning to match transport orders and capacity more efficiently. The result is a logistics platform that connects manufacturing demand, carrier supply and driver operations inside one digital service environment.

Data flow

Freight demand from building-material businesses enters the transport-management system, where smart-dispatch algorithms match it with carriers and drivers, and map services then support route planning, navigation and execution in the field.

Solution architecture

3 components · 3 layers
  1. Compute
    • Smart Dispatch System Uses hybrid algorithms to match transport orders and capacity more efficiently.
  2. Serving
    • Logistics Map Provides routing, navigation and map-based data services for truck operations.
  3. Orchestration
    • Logistics Transportation Management System Coordinates freight orders, carriers and execution workflows on the logistics platform.

Architecture clues

  • Map services are part of the core logistics workflow, not an add-on
  • The platform uses a hybrid of expert systems and machine learning for dispatch
  • The redesign introduced master-data, interface and vehicle-track governance layers

Evidence from the source

CNBM launched the 'I Need a Truck' freight platform to manage transport demand for materials such as bulk raw materials, cement and concrete (original: 推出“我找车”网络货运平台，把企业大宗原材料、水泥、商混等产品的运输需求纳管到平台上).
The rebuild introduced three governance systems: master data, service interfaces and vehicle tracks (original: 平台通过技术重构打造了主数据治理、服务接口治理、车辆轨迹治理三大治理体系).
The smart dispatch system combines expert systems and machine learning to improve dispatch efficiency and effectiveness (original: 经过百度AI算法工程师多次测试确定的混合算法组合，实现专家系统与机器学习的有效结合，大幅提升调度计算的效率与效果).
Transparency Evidence & methodology 70/100 reference value · 82% confidence · 1 source

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Scoring methodology

How scores are calculated

Customer Reference Value measures usefulness as a customer reference. Evidence Confidence measures the quality and traceability of available evidence, not independent verification.

Customer reference value70/100
  • Problem clarity20/20
    Measures whether the customer's operational problem is specific enough to compare.
  • Implementation depth25/25
    Rewards named components, data flow, integrations, and architecture detail.
  • Outcome specificity20/20
    Measures whether the reported benefit is concrete rather than a generic claim.
  • Quantified impact0/25
    0 metrics describe measurable impact.
  • Deployment scale5/10
    Rewards evidence of a live or scaled deployment and meaningful integration scope.
Evidence confidence82%
  • Source authority20/25
    The main evidence is an official vendor-published customer story.
  • Claim traceability21/25
    10 of 12 key fields link to a named source.
  • Direct evidence15/20
    3 direct source quotes retained.
  • Date provenance10/10
    The publication date comes from the source page or publisher.
  • Source transparency8/10
    1 source reference document publisher, URL, authority, retrieval, and supported fields.
  • Implementation specificity8/10
    Rewards source-backed components, data flow, quantified impact, and a specific outcome.
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Traceability

Sources & provenance

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  1. Baidu AI Cloud

    China National Building Material Group customer story

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    https://cloud.baidu.com/customer/case/jiancai.html
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    Published
    May 16, 2025
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  • Published on source page May 16, 2025 · Baidu AI Cloud · First-party
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