Logistics
Smart logistics AI that automates the yard end to end, from time-slot booking and gate check-in to dock timing, inventory and fleet, with no manual logging.
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Alfabeta's smart logistics AI is an integrated, end-to-end platform that increases efficiency while simplifying how manufacturing and logistics activity is overseen, particularly the scheduling and tracking of container trucks, their movements, availability and loads. Built on computer vision, it enables full automation of logistics processes with no human interference, so every gate event, dock movement and vehicle is recorded automatically rather than written down by hand.
The workflow behaves like a yard management system that starts before a truck arrives. Through the Time Slot Booking System, carriers check loading-dock availability by time and location, set the date, time and dock destination for a shipment, and submit the driver's name and photo ID along with the vehicle's license plate number. When the vehicle reaches the site, driver face verification matches the driver's actual face against the submitted photo at the entrance and exit gate, Automatic Number Plate Recognition reads the plate, and the system records a precise timestamp for every entry and exit. Manual gate logs disappear.
Inside the yard the same vision layer measures and protects operations. At the loading dock it automatically measures every vehicle's loading and unloading time using dwelling measurement, giving an objective record that reduces detention disputes. Object and people detection watches restricted or sterile areas and flags the presence of any unauthorized object or person, while intruder detection guards sensitive zones. Beyond the yard, the platform reaches into inventory and asset performance: a stock-availability monitoring system helps avoid inventory shortages, Overall Equipment Effectiveness serves as the main KPI for quantifying the success of a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program, and fleet management includes fuel-consumption monitoring so operators can track cost and utilization across vehicles.
Because inbound and outbound flows are controlled from one view, operators gain transparent procedures and real-time monitoring that keep loading docks and personnel evenly utilized. The measurable outcomes are shorter vehicle wait and processing times and real operational-cost savings, from man-hour efficiency to reduced material-damage costs. The platform is designed to sit alongside existing inventory, OEE and ERP systems so the data it captures reinforces the tools operations teams already rely on.
Gate & Yard Automation
Automates check-in at the entrance and exit gate by reading license plates with ANPR and verifying the driver's face against the photo ID submitted during booking, then records a precise timestamp for every entry and exit. Manual logging is eliminated and only pre-booked, verified drivers and vehicles pass through.
Dock Scheduling
A Time Slot Booking System lets carriers check loading-dock availability by time and location and reserve the date, time and dock destination before arrival. Combined with automatic measurement of each vehicle's loading and unloading time, it keeps docks and personnel evenly utilized and cuts the detention that comes from unplanned arrivals.
Fleet & Vehicle Tracking
Tracks container trucks' movements, availability and loads through the yard for real-time location and throughput visibility, and extends to fleet management with a fuel-consumption monitoring system so operators can follow cost, utilization, route and GPS position across the whole fleet.
Load Verification
Automatically measures every vehicle's loading and unloading time at the dock using dwelling measurement, creating an objective, time-stamped record that reduces disputes over detention and demurrage, and uses object and people detection to confirm activity and guard against errors or shrinkage.
Driver Fatigue Monitoring
In-cab computer vision watches drivers for drowsiness and distraction on long hauls and can send a real-time notification to the command center, complementing the face verification performed at the gate so both the identity and the condition of the driver are accounted for.
Operations Dashboard
Unifies gate, dock, yard and fleet events into one real-time view with searchable, exportable records, giving transparent procedures and monitoring that keep inbound and outbound logistics under continuous control. It is built to integrate with existing inventory, OEE and ERP systems rather than replace them.
Frequently asked questions
How does the time-slot booking and gate flow work end to end?
Before a truck arrives, the carrier checks loading-dock availability by time and location, sets the date, time and dock destination, and submits the driver's name and photo ID plus the vehicle's license plate number. On arrival, the gate reads the plate with ANPR and verifies the driver's face against the submitted photo, then records a timestamp for entry and exit. The whole sequence is automated, so there is no manual gate log and only booked, verified drivers get in.
Can the platform integrate with our existing inventory, OEE and ERP systems?
Yes. The solution is designed as an end-to-end layer that complements the systems you already run. It includes stock-availability monitoring to avoid inventory shortages and uses Overall Equipment Effectiveness as the main KPI for a Total Productive Maintenance program, and it is built to feed that data into existing inventory and ERP tools rather than force a rip-and-replace.
How does it reduce truck detention and dock disputes?
The system automatically measures every vehicle's loading and unloading time at the dock and time-stamps each gate event, so you have an objective record of exactly how long each truck spent on site. Combined with time-slot booking that spreads arrivals evenly across docks and personnel, this shortens vehicle wait and processing times and removes the ambiguity that usually drives detention and demurrage disputes.
What does the fleet management capability actually monitor?
Beyond tracking container trucks' movements, availability and loads within the yard, fleet management includes a fuel-consumption monitoring system so operators can follow cost and utilization across vehicles, alongside route and GPS visibility. In the cab, computer vision can watch for driver fatigue and distraction and notify the command center in real time, addressing both efficiency and safety on long hauls.
How does it keep restricted areas and loads secure?
Object and people detection monitors restricted or sterile areas and flags the presence of any unauthorized object or person, while intruder detection guards sensitive zones. At the dock, the same vision layer confirms loading and unloading activity, which helps reduce errors and shrinkage. Every event is captured to the operations dashboard with searchable, exportable records for audit and investigation.