How do I determine the return on investment for surveillance equipment and efforts?
It is not possible to create a generic return case for video surveillance because, while its applications overlap, they are also varied. At the Pathmark Stores grocery chain, Pedro Ramos, director of loss prevention, looks at inventory shrink and insurance fraud (customers taking pratfalls), among other issues. Sheila Bramlitt, director of corporate security at First Horizon National, must focus on cash theft and safety (armed robberies). At Genzyme, a manufacturing and R&D venture, CSO Dave Kent monitors assembly lines and corporate espionage. Having said that, here are five ROI rules of thumb that apply to these sources and others.. Some of these rules pertain to all surveillance, while others are specifically about the differences between CCTV systems and IP-based digital ones. *The more things a video surveillance system does, the higher the ROI. What software applications, or even business activities, exist to extend the usefulness of the surveillance infrastructure? Training? Mar
