Mobile Application for Gate Pass Management System Enhancement

Abstract

Gate pass management is a vital measure to keep records of people’s entrance and exit of company premises. Technological improvement steered gate pass management from paper-based logbooks to web-based systems that rely on the internet. Usually, a web-based system can be accessed through a computer browser or mobile browser. The technological evolution of smartphones lures many users in using mobile phones for access internet and web-based systems. The use of smart phone offers portability, flexibility, and a good user experience. Due to the small screen size and input method of smartphones, it’s challenging to use mobile phones to access web-based gate pass management systems. The development of mobile applications introduces a better user experience and easy access to gate pass users. The application provides added advantage in simplifying the whole process of gate pass management. Mobile phone portability and accessibility are utilized to ensure users can have access to gate pass management at any time and anywhere. Mobile application camera is an added feature utilized for scanning gate pass barcodes and taking pictures of gate pass users for more security records. Therefore, the enhancement of the gate pass management system brings an easy way for the user to manage the gate pass process through their smartphone phones.