Some questions that come to mind. Do they use analytics to monitor specific pallets or secure staging areas? Do they use surveillance to monitor congestion and movement within specific areas? Do the GM’s generally stay inside an office and monitor activity from a VMS? Do the VMS systems typically remain sort of autonomous and only used when there is an event or do they tend to be more active with their systems? Do they typically have cameras monitoring each loading dock to capture what goes in and out of a truck? Are most integrated with RFID technology now?
The only warehouse system I have worked with was used in a general overview capacity. They were a government contractor and had to meet some requirements such as monitoring a caged area with cameras. Beyond that – it was general exterior coverage to try and cover all of the openings and some parking lot traffic. And as mentioned some general internal coverage. I’m not sure if this is a typical scenario for 3PL companies in general..?
Sorry for the winded thread – I have a short period of time to conduct preliminary recon on this vertical...