As we highlighted in Part 1 of this blog series, many shippers opt to outsource some of their supply chain management tasks to a third-party logistics company (a.k.a., a 3PL). These service providers take care of many supply chain functions for a business, including brokering, shipping, storing, or packing a company’s freight, as well as supply chain strategy and access to technology.
The various access control solutions detailed in our previous blog are only part of a logistics center’s security strategy. Video surveillance is another key component and plays a pivotal role in enhancing security for 3PL warehouses. Maintaining continuous and real-time situational awareness is essential for keeping warehouse facilities safe and secure. A robust and durable warehouse video surveillance system streamlines business operations and elevates employee safety.
Logistics warehouses are busy places. There is always a lot going on, many people are coming and going and a lot of inventory is being moved around. That leaves a lot of room for trouble, such as theft, false employee injury cases, and misplaced merchandise. When strategically placed throughout a facility, video surveillance cameras effectively monitor and record activities.
In order to properly manage the varying locations across a logistics center, careful camera selection is especially important. Fortunately, there are several types of surveillance cameras that are all suitable for keeping watch over the various interior and exterior areas of logistics facilities, including indoor/outdoor cameras, Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) cameras, and thermal imaging cameras, which are ideal for monitoring temperature-sensitive goods.
And monitoring is a key word here. Recording video footage of activities occurring at these facilities is vital but, so too is keeping active eyes in real time on everything that’s happening. The highly effective video monitoring platform that we at NextGen offer is empowering logistics facilities to better secure their vast staging areas and warehouses. This technology, together with the watchful eyes of experienced monitoring operators, ensures that your entire facility is safeguarded in the event of a security incident. Live surveillance relies on the expertise of these highly trained operators because they possess the specialized skills needed to detect, analyze, and respond swiftly in real time to potential threats as they are occurring. Our technology solutions enable them to communicate via live audio to the scene and dispatch a response immediately when and where needed.
And because the video surveillance solutions that we deploy come complete with sophisticated AI-driven analytics, they deliver a vast amount of business intelligence that can be leveraged to enhance operational processes and efficiencies.
The benefits of video surveillance for 3PL providers are manifold. You can rely on NextGen to equip your logistics centers with video surveillance solutions that will deter theft, closely monitor the movement of your inventory, ensure that only authorized people gain entry to your facility, and provide evidence in case of shipping discrepancies or security incidents. They will also empower you to utilize the business intelligence gleaned from AI capabilities to improve your overall operations.