Canadian book industry sorts through supply chain data

摘要

A non-profit organization created by the Canadian book industry and the Department of Canadian Heritage is developing a service to help book retailers and publishers predict trends and better manage their inventories. BookNet Canada said it will improve the book industry supply chain through a subscription-based offering called BNC Sales-Data to track book sales across the country. For retailers, it will provide information on what's selling, how fast and how soon to re-order. Publishers can find out what books are flying off the shelves so they can increase print runs (or vice versa). The service is expected to be available in 2005.