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Did you know that the back door to your business was propped open between 9pm and 10pm? Maybe you didn’t know because you were not there. For the safety of your employees, you wish you knew, but have no idea on how you would figure that out. You have cameras, you just don’t have time to sit and watch video to figure out what you are missing.
Times have changed, making sure that specific areas of your establishment are managed effectively—such as ensuring the back door is closed and locked when not in use, confirming safety protocols are being maintained, and searching for an actual person showing up versus a “ghost employee”—is crucial for maintaining a safe environment and operational standards.
Enter, AI-powered Motion Detection technology. A benefit to customer-facing businesses by allowing owners to quickly search areas for motion over a period of time such as backdoor violations, office access, and cooler usage.
Operational leaders in the restaurant, convenience store, and retail business space share how they transformed the use of their video surveillance system with AI-powered motion detection.
Motion Detection for Restaurants
Operations
Ensuring Safety Protocols: The Oven Mitt Check
A director for restaurant safety uses Motion Search to ensure employees use an oven mitt when removing food from the oven. They can quickly review all video where the mitt was touched or moved. The director for restaurant safety can ensure safety protocols are consistently followed and inform district managers on proper procedures if needed to avoid unnecessary workers comp claims.
Verifying Employee Work Hours: The Time Clock
Time theft is a common type of time fraud and can cost a business hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Monitoring a time station can be impossible. Motion detection can highlight movement at a time station where employees punch in and out. This ensures employees are recording their work hours accurately by spot-checking clock-ins and clock-outs. Efficient verification, when needed, can help to maintain precise payroll records and prevent issues like time theft or discrepancies in attendance.
Monitoring Drive-Thru Efficiency: The Drive-Thru Lane
Imagine being able to monitor the drive-thru lane of your restaurant without having to watch hours of video. With Motion Search, an operational manager can assess the speed and efficiency of service easily. By reviewing footage of drive-thru activity, they can identify bottlenecks, make sure orders are correct, and address any operational issues. This helps optimize staffing and workflow.
Monitoring Registers for Operational Efficiency: Staffing Optimization
Running a fast-casual restaurant smoothly during rush hours can be tough. With a motion detection feature, you can easily keep an eye on your registers and see when you might need extra help. Just highlight the register area, and Motion Search will show you clips of transactions and how fast service is moving. This way, you can decide if you need more staff to keep things running smoothly and make sure your customers are happy.
Loss Prevention
Reviewing Cash Management Processes: Safe and Drawer Usage
Keeping an eye on cash management is crucial for any restaurant. With Motion Search, asset protection managers can easily monitor safe and drawer usage. Just highlight the cash register areas, and the motion detection tool will scan for activity, providing video clips that show exactly what’s happening.
Securing Restricted Areas: The Manager’s Office
Keeping sensitive areas secure in your quick-service restaurant is a top priority. Using motion detection technology, a restaurant owner can monitor the restaurant manager’s office door, where important documents and cash are stored. This tool quickly identifies any movement or door openings, making sure only authorized personnel have access and that the door remains shut and locked when not in use.
Don’t just take our word for it, hear from a Director of Asset Protection, Chris Magana, as he shares why Envysion’s Motion Search feature is his go-to daily tool:
Safety & Security
Verifying Compliance: The Handwash Station
Wondering if your restaurant staff is following handwashing protocols? With motion detection technology, you can highlight the handwash station and easily review clips of activity around the sink. This lets you see how often the station is used each day, ensuring your employees are complying with health and safety regulations.
Motion Detection for Convenience Stores
Operations
Managing Inventory: The Stockroom Door Scan
Ever wonder if your convenience store’s stockroom is being properly managed? A motion detection tool lets you keep an eye on the stockroom door, tracking every time it’s accessed. This helps make sure employees aren’t lingering too long and keeps tabs on when inventory is restocked. By monitoring access, you can quickly detect any signs of theft or mismanagement and keep inventory levels optimal.
Keeping the Flow: The Entrance Focus
Is your convenience store opening on time and flowing smoothly? Motion Search highlights your store entrance, verifying that employees are punctual and providing insights into customer flow patterns and peak times. It also ensures the entrance stays clear, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Boosting Efficiency: The Car Wash Station
Wondering how your convenience store’s car wash station is performing? Motion detection technology monitors activity at the car wash station, letting you review all instances of motion. This helps you track usage patterns and operational efficiency, making sure the car wash is running smoothly for customer demand.
Tracking Cleaning Routines: The Mop and Bucket
Keeping your convenience store clean is crucial, but how do you make sure it’s done right? Motion Search highlights the mop and bucket area, scanning for movement and providing clips of cleaning activity. This lets you confirm daily cleaning routines are followed properly, maintaining store cleanliness and hygiene standards.
Loss Prevention
Monitoring Back Office Security: The Back Office Door
Worried about unauthorized access to your convenience store’s back office? Motion detection highlights the back office door, scanning for any movement and pulling up all video clips of the door being opened. This allows you to review footage and makes sure only authorized employees are entering the back office.
Safety & Security
Checking Alcohol Sales Compliance: The Liquor Display
Want to feel confident that your team is in compliance with alcohol regulations at your convenience store? A motion detection tool allows a district manager to spot and automatically retrieve video clips of any motion near the lottery tickets or tobacco products behind the counter. This lets you monitor product movement and cashier performance, verifying adherence to protocols like ID checks to prevent underage sales.
Motion Detection for Retail Stores
Operations
Ensuring Daily Cleanliness: Vacuuming and Dusting Monitoring
Keeping your retail store clean is essential, but how do you ensure it’s done right? Motion Search helps by highlighting the areas where vacuum and dusting equipment are stored. It scans all video footage for movement in these areas, allowing supervisors to quickly review clips and confirm that cleaning tasks are performed as required, maintaining store cleanliness with a welcoming appearance.
Evaluating Promotional Displays: The End Caps
Are your promotional displays getting the attention they deserve in your retail store? With a motion detection tool, an operations manager can highlight end-cap areas and Motion Search will scan for movement near those areas. This helps managers see if customers are engaging with the products, just passing by, or not noticing them at all.
Observing Delivery Processes: The Receiving Dock
Managing deliveries efficiently is crucial for your retail business. An operations manager uses Motion Search to highlight the delivery truck parking area on the video screen. The motion detection tool then scans the area for movement in the footage, allowing operation managers to track delivery schedules and ensure proper processing of products, maintaining efficient inventory management and logistics operations.
Loss Prevention
Enhancing Loss Prevention and Product Placement: The Aisle Alert
Worried about shoplifting or product placement in your retail store? Motion Search helps by having loss prevention managers highlight specific aisles with high-value items on the screen. The tool then scans for any movement in those areas, quickly identifying suspicious behavior or potential shoplifting incidents. It also helps understand customer behavior, making sure that products are best placed for visibility and accessibility.
Safety & Security
Reviewing Security Incidents: The Exit Door
Concerned about security at your retail store’s exit door? An asset protection manager uses Motion Search to highlight the exit door, ensuring it remains shut and locked when not in use. Motion Search scans for any movement around the back door within selected dates, providing video clips of incidents for review and helping managers address any security issues quickly.
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