Methods and apparatus to monitor and manage loading docks and facility operations

A computer readable medium comprising instructions that cause a processor to at least:

• monitor first data based on feedback from a first sensor at a door of a material handling facility, the first data indicative of when the door is in a non-closed state, the first sensor different from an actuation system that is to cause the door to move to the non-closed state;
• monitor second data based on feedback from a second sensor at the door, the second data indicative of passage of at least one of a person or an object through a doorway associated with the door in the non-closed state, the second sensor different from the first sensor and different from the actuation system;
• and
• generate a notification in response to the second data indicating no passage of at least one of the person or the object through the doorway while the first data indicates the door is in the non-closed state, the notification indicative of a false activation of the door.

A system to monitor operation of a door associated with a material handling facility, comprising:

• a first sensor to generate a first output for a duration of time during which the door is in a non-closed state, the first output indicating when the door is in the non-closed state;
• a second sensor to generate a second output, the second output indicating passage of at least one of a person or an object through a doorway associated with the door in the non-closed state;
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• a processor to receive the first and second outputs, the processor to detect a false activation of the door when the second output is not generated by the second sensor while during the duration of time when the first output indicates the door is in the non-closed state.

A method to monitor operations at a material handling facility, the method comprising:

• monitoring first data based on feedback from a limit switch at a door of the material handling facility, the first data indicative of when the door is in a non-closed state;
• monitoring second data indicative of passage of at least one of a person or an object through a doorway associated with the door in the non-closed state;
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• generating, by executing instructions with at least one programmable circuit, a notification in response to the second data indicating no passage of at least one of the person or the object through the doorway while the first data indicates the door is in the non-closed state, the notification indicative of a false activation of the door.