Scaling for Growth: Automating SAP Data Collection in Mergers & Expansions

When enterprises merge or acquire new companies, they inherit more than just assets and customers—they also inherit a complex patchwork of ERP landscapes, warehousing systems, legacy barcoding platforms, and remote execution sites. For organizations running SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC across diverse geographies and business units, the mobile execution layer often becomes a critical bottleneck that can delay integration timelines and undermine the strategic value of the transaction.

RFgen, a mobile data-collection platform purpose-built for SAP environments, offers a solution designed to address these integration challenges. With SAP-certified mobile applications that provide real-time data capture, offline resilience, and cross-system flexibility, RFgen enables companies to accelerate unification, data harmonization, and system consolidation during merger and acquisition events.

Maintaining Continuity Across Disparate Systems

When companies merge, they often inherit parallel ERP systems that must co-exist for months or years. RFgen’s MobileEdge Suites™ enable unified mobile execution even when backend systems remain fragmented, allowing SAP teams to preserve operational continuity while larger system consolidation efforts proceed. The platform’s ability to run across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and other ERPs means mobile processes stay consistent even as ERP rationalization unfolds.

This capability also reduces training overhead. According to RFgen, one customer case cited training cycles shrinking from weeks to “one or two days,” a meaningful savings when newly acquired staff must rapidly adopt standardized workflows. Meanwhile, RFgen’s cross-platform Mobile Unity architecture supports Android, iOS, Windows, rugged handhelds, and wearables. This broad level of support is an advantage when acquired operations bring their own device standards or aging hardware.

Equally important, the platform supports concurrent workflows across SAP Inventory Management (SAP IM), SAP Warehouse Management (SAP WM), and SAP Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM), enabling SAP teams to gradually transition acquired operations onto newer warehouse management architectures without interrupting frontline work.

Enabling Remote and Newly Acquired Sites

Mergers frequently bring remote facilities with limited network reliability. RFgen’s Smart-Sync™ offline architecture enables workers to capture and validate SAP transactions even without connectivity, syncing once a connection is restored. This capability becomes especially critical during system cutovers or when connecting newly acquired sites that cannot yet support stable real-time SAP communication.

RFgen also helps eliminate manual workarounds that commonly surface in M&A situations. According to RFgen, companies transitioning from paper processes or legacy barcoding often report dramatic improvements, including a case study reporting a 400% speed increase in materials management when moving to RFgen’s real-time mobile capture. With 99.99% inventory accuracy and 99.99% system availability, the platform mitigates the operational risks that commonly arise during integration efforts.

What This Means for SAPinsiders

Operational visibility improves immediately. SAP leaders will potentially see faster onboarding, reduced error rates, and consistent data capture across newly combined facilities. Companies such as a Global LNG Exporter have already demonstrated multi-day reductions in training and multi-fold efficiency gains using RFgen during integration phases.

Post-merger complexity becomes more manageable. As more SAP customers adopt hybrid and multi-system landscapes, tools that maintain continuity across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, and non-SAP systems become essential. Vendors offering cross-platform mobile capabilities, offline resilience, and device-agnostic deployment stand out in a market where system harmonization often lags acquisition strategy.

Evaluation criteria must adapt to modern realities. SAP executives should prioritize mobile solutions that can operate during unstable network conditions, support concurrent SAP WM/EWM transitions, and integrate securely during periods of heightened data movement. Successful adopters typically start with high-volume warehouse workflows, standardize mobile execution across acquired sites, and phase out legacy barcoding tools once SAP-integrated mobile processes prove stable.