Case study
The Gill Corporation
Leading aerospace manufacturer digitizes paper processes, achieves supply chain visibility, and futureproofs mobile solutions for SAP.
Challenge
The Gill Corporation, a leading manufacturer of advanced composite materials for the aerospace industry, relied on manual, paper-based processes for inventory handling and SAP transactions.
Warehouse and production personnel recorded information on paper and later re-entered it into SAP at a workstation. This disconnected workflow created multiple operational risks:
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Time-consuming double entry
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Data entry errors
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Incomplete digital records when paperwork was misplaced or delayed
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Reporting discrepancies between production and finance
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Limited real-time visibility into inventory and transactions
Because data was not captured at the point of activity, SAP records were often outdated. Leadership lacked confidence in reporting accuracy, and issues were frequently identified too late to correct proactively.
As Vaibhav Dua, Vice President of IT and Information Security, explained:
“By the time you catch the problem, it’s too late.”
The organization needed a way to digitize inventory processes at the source—eliminating paper while ensuring real-time SAP accuracy and long-term scalability.
Solution
The Gill Corporation partnered with RFgen to fulfill the company’s requirements with RFgen Mobile Edge™ for SAP. RFgen provides an easy-to-use mobile data collection solution with certified SAP integration and flexible applications customizable to Gill Corporations workflows. This enabled the company to:
- Replace manual paper processes with real-time mobile transactions
- Configure applications to support highly specific and complex business workflows
- Implement rapidly without prolonged disruption
- Maintain and enhance the solution internally
- Have a flexible solution that can scale with operational needs
Speed was a critical requirement. The company wanted to avoid a prolonged, multi-year implementation and instead prioritized a rapid deployment that could be executed with minimal operational disruption.
Equally important was RFgen’s global support model. With operations across multiple countries and time zones, The Gill Corporation required responsive, reliable support.
Vaibhav Dua Vice President of IT and Information Security, The Gill CorporationA fast deployment was our top priority. We didn’t want to spend two years implementing it. The RFgen team’s commitment and understanding of our needs were crucial. Every time we needed their help, they were there for us and they understood the urgency.
Results
The Gill Corporation worked in a close consultative relationship with the RFgen team to ensure a fast but efficient implementation with immediate benefits:
- 100% elimination of paper-based inventory processes
- Real-time SAP data visibility
- Improved reporting accuracy and transaction integrity
- Intuitive user experience for frontline teams
- Full transparency and configurability of mobile applications
Beyond operational gains, the company gained long-term confidence in the platform:
“According to the frontline teams, the transition to the new solution was smooth and trouble-free,” says Dua. “They love its ease of use and only have good things to say about it. You don’t hear that every day!”
Vaibhav DuaVice President of IT and Information Security, The Gill Corporation
The RFgen team provided great support and helped make the process a huge success. This gave us confidence that it wasn’t just a short-term solution and that we could build or expand upon it in the future.
The Gill Corporation is a leading manufacturer of advanced composite materials for the aerospace industry. Based in California, the company produces a range of high-performance products including honeycomb core, sandwich panels, and laminates used in aircraft interiors, structures, and engine nacelles. The Gill Corporation has a long history of innovation and is committed to sustainability and environmental responsibility in its operations.