Patent ID: 8825535

Claim:
A management system for a loading dock facility, comprising: a computer; a database in communication with said computer; a task tracking means in communication with said database; an access management means in communication with said database, for supplying event information to said database; a vehicle detecting means in communication with said database, for supplying event information to said database; and an alert means in communication with said database, using said event information; an inventory tracking means in communication with said database, for supplying event information to said database; wherein said inventory tracking means further comprises a camera in communication with said computer, said camera being located to provide images of entry and egress of vehicles at a portal of the loading dock facility and to provide images of packages unloaded or loaded into a truck parked at the loading dock; wherein said alert means further comprises software operated by said computer to associate event IDs with event activities and images captured at the time of the event; whereby said computer uses the event information supplied to said database to compile an event library which is configured to generate alerts, compile reports, and control access to and egress from the facility.