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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Visual Management System Unveils Cost Effective, Portable, Wireless, Digital Surveillance System
FlexTH is the first of its kind to deliver an affordable monitoring solution that just about anyone can install and requires no wiring. FlexTH can be used to remotely monitor just about any location including, but not limited to, homes, small businesses, vehicles and mobile services such as police and emergency responders.
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Restaurants Use Surveillance Systems to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Theft
The digital video surveillance system at Miami-based Lime Fresh Mexican Grill has proven to be a versatile tool. It has helped the three-unit restaurant company improve operations and loss prevention—crucial as the fast-casual upstart embarks on expansion this year.
Lime Fresh has been using the system since it opened in 2003. It costs about $7,200 to outfit each store with the system. Each restaurant has eight to 12 cameras placed in areas such as prep tables, cash registers, dining room, beer and wine storage, back door, parking lot and patio. The motion-sensor cameras upload images to a digital video server housed on site at each restaurant. Each server holds 45 to 60 days of footage and is connected to Lime Fresh's Web server. Managers can dial into a password-protected Web site to watch the images in real time or review stored footage.
Managers and executives use it daily to ensure customer service, employee productivity, and that units are clean and properly staffed. Lime Fresh has seen labor go down 1 percent to 11 percent to 12 percent since it opened, which the company partially attributes to the system.
The surveillance system has also been effective in catching employee theft. For example, COO John Tims credits the system for reducing the number of no sales, voids and refunds, although he can't quantify. Because the POS system is integrated with the video surveillance system, Tims can review the transactions and corresponding footage to determine whether a void was legitimate.
Lime Fresh has been using the system since it opened in 2003. It costs about $7,200 to outfit each store with the system. Each restaurant has eight to 12 cameras placed in areas such as prep tables, cash registers, dining room, beer and wine storage, back door, parking lot and patio. The motion-sensor cameras upload images to a digital video server housed on site at each restaurant. Each server holds 45 to 60 days of footage and is connected to Lime Fresh's Web server. Managers can dial into a password-protected Web site to watch the images in real time or review stored footage.
Managers and executives use it daily to ensure customer service, employee productivity, and that units are clean and properly staffed. Lime Fresh has seen labor go down 1 percent to 11 percent to 12 percent since it opened, which the company partially attributes to the system.
The surveillance system has also been effective in catching employee theft. For example, COO John Tims credits the system for reducing the number of no sales, voids and refunds, although he can't quantify. Because the POS system is integrated with the video surveillance system, Tims can review the transactions and corresponding footage to determine whether a void was legitimate.
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