Biometric solutions

摘要

Bevo Farms is integrating biometric technology to track labor with incredible precision and efficiency. With workforce fluctuation and a need to efficiently price products, Gord Vandeburgt of Bevo Farms, a greenhouse in Langley, BC, Canada, has developed a software and hardware package that incorporates biometrics and bar code technology to meet and exceed labor tracking needs. Biometrics literally means "life measurement," but technical applications have used the technology to identify people based on their unique physical characteristics or behavioral traits. Types of biometric methods include fingerprint scanning, iris scanning, retina scanning, handprint recognition, and voice recognition. One recent application is time clocks. This technologycan be crucial to fruit growers as well as anyone who relies on a seasonal labor force. Bevo Farms is the largest greenhouse vegetable propagator in North America. With as many as 120 employees in peak season to as few as 30 with many contract laborers,Bevo Farms realized the need for accurate tracking. The project started as an attempt to accurately record activities in the greenhouse for the purpose of order costing and production management.