Requirement:
A ‘common need for many enterprises is the management of vehicles that regulate the flow of goods in and out of the plant.
SOLUTION:
Implementation of the “vehicle access” module of Portant 4.0 software
The solution includes the development of software that cross-references license plate reading data with the transport document to ascertain the identity of the vehicle.
A ‘common need for many enterprises is the management of vehicles that regulate the flow of goods in and out of the plant.
One practical way to keep track of such movements is toautomate the process of checking and accepting vehicles in – out of the plant, making it faster and more streamlined.
We present today theapplication of vehicle access control at Bora, which had the following requirements:
- High flow of vehicles, both for replenishment of raw materials and semi-finished products and for product shipments;
- Organize and manage travel in a more fluid and standardized way, avoiding crowding of vehicles at the gates by distributing them throughout the day.
This solution is part of the digitization journey carried out by Digimark for Bora.
LICENSE PLATE READING PROJECT
The designed solution starts with the implementation of the “vehicle access” module of Portant 4.0 software, which collects and processes data from multiple sources:
- Camera system for reading license plates at gates;
- software already in place for document management, which collects information on transport documents (DDT);
- vehicle information and access permits, entered on Kronos.
The “vehicle access control” module synchronizes and compares the above information and determines whether or not the vehicle is eligible for the gate crossing.
At Portant 4.0, the license plate of the vehicle is entered, the time period when the vehicle is allowed on company premises, an indication of which gates are to be opened, and which types of permits the vehicle has for each gate.
License plate reading systems take advantage of high-definition cameras that send vehicle license plate data to the Portant 4.0 software which is able to encode the characters and identify the vehicle.
It cross-references the data of the vehicle shown in the DDT with the camera detection to check whether the vehicle is authorized, then allows or disallows the gate to be opened and automatically enters and exits.
Further need for Bora was to monitor the weight of the outgoing vehicle to ascertain the correct amount of material being transported: by comparing the actual weight with the weight estimated from the transport document, Portant 4.0 allows validation of the correct loading/unloading of goods.
BENEFITS OBTAINED
The use of the vehicle access control module helps Bora every day to make travel smoother and save time and costs in managing both inbound and outbound logistics.
In particular, Digimark was able to achieve:
- Maximum accuracy in loading and unloading of goods, with the ability to intervene promptly in case of shortages;
- Timely organization of the arrival and departure of vehicles;
- Reducing the probability of error in operations;
- security at the entrances, granting entry permission only to those vehicles authorized by documents already in the company’s possession.
The vehicle access control module implemented at Bora is an example that digitization is not only about production but also about how the company relates to the outside world, generatingoverall efficiency.
