Reading Books Reduces Out-of-Stocks
BGN, Holland's largest bookseller, plans to roll out RFID at its 42 stores throughout 2007 and 2008.
By Jonathan Collins
October 23, 2006—Many companies are struggling with the decision of whether to deploy (or even try) radio frequency identification. For Dutch bookseller Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN), rolling out RFID across its entire inventory in a new store was a simple decision.
"We were told by one group of consultants that we had to build a business case first, but we just said 'Let's do it,' because we know the business case by reason of argument," says Matthijs van der Lely, CEO at BGN. "It's really not that difficult."
BGN is the largest bookseller in Holland, with 42 stores and 750 employees. The company believes RFID-tagging the books at its stores could result in savings from faster and more accurate stock receiving, as well as better stock-keeping and inventory management. It could also enable more accurate invoice payments from BGN's centralized accounting operations.
October 23, 2006—Many companies are struggling with the decision of whether to deploy (or even try) radio frequency identification. For Dutch bookseller Boekhandels Groep Nederland (BGN), rolling out RFID across its entire inventory in a new store was a simple decision.
"We were told by one group of consultants that we had to build a business case first, but we just said 'Let's do it,' because we know the business case by reason of argument," says Matthijs van der Lely, CEO at BGN. "It's really not that difficult."
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BGN is the largest bookseller in Holland, with 42 stores and 750 employees. The company believes RFID-tagging the books at its stores could result in savings from faster and more accurate stock receiving, as well as better stock-keeping and inventory management. It could also enable more accurate invoice payments from BGN's centralized accounting operations.
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