Protection of Production and Distribution Facilities for International Soft-Drink Manufacturer

Emerging markets can be dangerous places to conduct business—crime can run rampant. Growing a fledgling company in an emerging market requires special attention to security operations. While this soft-drink manufacturer has enjoyed accelerated growth over last several years and now represents more than 5% of the soft-drink market in Mexico, their growing market presence attracted criminal elements. With security issues at their existing plants, and more plants slated to open, the manufacturer sought international help monitoring and securing their facilities.

Once FreightWatch Latin America audited existing security operations, our consultants recommended a combination of surveillance technology and human resources to secure the client's supply and distribution chains across several plants and more than fifty distribution centers in Mexico.

Central to this FreightWatch solution is a dedicated Control Center from which FreightWatch security personnel monitor the entire supply and distribution chain. Additionally, a comprehensive network of internet-connected CCTV video cameras and intrusion detection systems were installed at all facilities to enable real-time monitoring of all physical locations from a single, centralized Control Center.

With this combination of technology and FreightWatch logistics security officers (LSOs), FreightWatch has effectively secured this client's operations—there have been no major incidents reported during the past year.