BARCODE/QR CODE BASED ACCESS CONTROL AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Over the last decade, the retail sector has been performing a paradigm shift, moving from the traditional brick-and-mortar stores to eCommerce channels. This means that the reliance on delivery has significantly increased in all forms of delivery – the big delivery companies grew and expanded their service, independent, Uber-like services appeared and captured a significant portion of the market, and drop-off solutions have spread around the country, used as safe boxes for the items, with the recipient of the delivery being able to open the safe using a code received from the safe box operator. Side by side to the growth in the need of improved delivery methods, there is a persistent need of improved inventory management, needed to ensure that the correct items are shipped to their recipients, as well as to improve factory workers, service providers, and other people in the supply chain’s ability to improve their inventory management, reduce delivery/inventory management time, and more. These items need to be locked and secured, allowing access only to those who have the permission to access it. In most cases, traditional keys are used, presenting a potential security weak spot – keys tend to be stolen/misplaced, and should a master key reach the hands of malicious factors, could even be dangerous to the organization. BoxLock has developed a QR-based lock, allowing only those with the correct code access to the locked items or areas. The QR can be personal, generated on incident, and provide improved security – if a QR code reaches the hands of a malicious factor or is lost by a user, the specific code can immediately be removed from the system, while at a similar situation, using physical keys, the locks must be replaced, in a process that costs more money and takes a longer time to complete, in which the organization is vulnerable. BoxLock seamlessly integrates across multiple administrative, material management and supply chain software solutions. This enables third party platforms to monitor lock status, perform advance barcode and parcel management and execute real-time triggers on lock activities.