P.T. Post is experiencing better inventory controls and less losses thanks to Milestone’s XProtect
The Challenge
On large factory premises as P.T. Post Eisenhandel, the largest steel trader in
Rhineland, Germany, it is challenging to get an accurate situational awareness
of people, inventory and resources. There might be cases when materials and
supplies disappear without a trace. The staff are simply not able to cover the
large area, leaving large parts with no supervision.
The Advantages
The new security installation does not only provide for extra security, but also
reduces costs and increases revenue for the German steel trader. After
installing the intelligent security system from Milestone Systems, the
irregularities in inventories have fallen significantly at P.T. Post Eisenhandel.
The system has also strengthened the customer relationships and company
branding, since there are less production stops due to missing parts. This is
giving a higher level of confidence in P.T. Post Eisenhandel for the customers.
The Solution
The solution was to connect all motion detectors, cameras and other modules
with a professional control center – Milestone Systems video management
system XProtect Professional connected to a Protego 24 alarm system.
The solution is operated by the Milestone partner Freihoff Security Service.
The steel trader finds the winning solution
Before the Milestone’s security system installation, there were no control of
access to the company premises. It is a busy site with a lot of daily visitors. In
P.T. Post Eisenhandel’s case one of the main issues was losses thanks to wares
being loaded on trucks not matching the invoice, leading to losses and
inaccurate inventory. Previously this was not detected, and staff was spread all
over the huge area unable to do manual checks.
Increased awareness of the premises
The Milestone’ security system is covering all the gates including loading bays
and truck scales in addition to perimeter protection. The means the steel trader
has gained a complete situational awareness of the huge premises – something
not possible before. The core of the new security installation is Milestone’s
video management software, which supplies images from the installed camera
systems. The software of the existing management system is connected to the
access control and the truck load data. All incidents reported by the Milestone
software is fed to the control center of Protego 24. Now if the incoming and
outgoing weight of a truck does not match the delivered or picked up goods,
the security system triggers an alarm. Additionally, in cases of incidents
response can be immediate – addressing the intruders through loud speakers
and alerting the security services or law enforcement.
Easy to use and flexible solution from Milestone systems
Thanks to the wireless connected cameras and sensors, the installation is
flexible and can easily be adapted to any future needs. The system is easy to
use and operate thanks to the Milestone partners – Protego 24 and Freihoff