YARD MANAGEMENT
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Live video feeds can also be accessed on demand to confirm the status of a vehicle if unusual activity is detected. For yard managers, visibility on approaching vehicles would allow for better management of traffic volume. The goal of unified fleet monitoring is to make every vehicle an extension of a carrier’s facilities.
Barcode integration
Package tracking methods have come a long way in the last twenty years, but new information technologies create room for improvement. Current tracking systems provide an overview of a parcel’s voyage from origin to destination. However, the details of this tracking are lacking. This lack of granularity prevents carriers from leveraging tracking data in other processes. Unified technology can help close this gap by bringing in tracking data to the same platform used to track vehicles and keep an eye on facilities. Having one system connect to the various scanning equipment used to track packages can give agencies a global view of the deliveries under their responsibility and help prevent loss.
The tag tracking example
Unification means connecting data from various sources to improve outcomes through a complete view of the current operations. For parcel tracking, this means ingesting the data collected at every scanning point, regardless of the hardware used. Collecting this information into the same platform that manages access control, video surveillance, and fleet monitoring gives operators a complete picture. Operators can track parcels through video in their facilities and view the moment a
package was scanned or not. Loss prevention is also made more efficient with a system that alerts operators if a package deviates from its planned route. Each scan creates a bookmark tied to video cameras in view of the events, which streamlines investigations. Whether a driver forgets a box on a loading bay, a parcel falls off a conveyor belt, or a thief steals an appealing package, raising an alert at the first missed scan increases the chances of a positive outcome.
The future of transport and logistics - Unification of digital information
The journey of any parcel can be long and complex, often exchanging hands multiple times during its voyage. Unification provides a framework through which carriers would gain meticulous visibility over the entire process and new tools that would allow faster resolutions of incidents. Currently, the industry has no way of centralizing video data, tracking history, real-time vehicle location, and facility physical security information. Much of this information resides in separate disconnected systems. This limits visibility on activities, hampers collaboration efforts that require interconnected data, and leaves the industry siloed.
The solution to this challenge is the unification of digital information across all shipping and logistics activities, starting with yard management, barcode integration, and fleet management. An open platform that can ingest data from various sources is needed to achieve this unification and centralization of data. This platform needs to connect to these currently separate systems to collect, normalize and analyze their data. This will
‘A unified yard would validate driver credentials automatically, guide trucks to their assigned loading gate, disarm alarms at the loading gate, and unlock it. A truck’s exit would leave the gate automatically locked, the alarms armed, and the logs updated with a time of entry and exit. All of these steps would also be captured on video, with bookmarks to highlight arrival, docking, undocking, and exit times.’
enable carriers to track lost packages with previously unseen precision, react quickly in the event of vehicle incidents with a complete view of the vehicles’ surroundings, and, overall, ensure the integrity of cargo through all phases of its travel. Unification is a concept that has the potential to empower transport and logistics organizations like never before.
PREMIER PARTNER
This article has been written by Genetec, one of TAPA EMEA’s 2021 Premier Partners.
Our very first IP-based video surveillance system gave customers more flexibility, scalability, and ease of use. Today, we’re still focused on innovation and committed to helping TAPA members to ensure their operations are efficient, secure and resilient.
From protecting facilities and mapping the location of assets, through to enabling seamless no-touch entry and exit of vehicles from a facility, we help you keep pace with your organisation’s ever-evolving requirements. We do this with Genetec Security Center, our unified platform that helps operators make sense of their environment by taking vast amounts of information and presenting it within a single intuitive interface.
With video surveillance, access control, and automatic number plate recognition (ALPR), to communications, intrusion detection, and video analytics, Security Center empowers TAPA members through enhanced situational awareness, unified command and control, and connectivity to the cloud.
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