Enterprise Mobility in modern ERP systems provides a mobile business platform across all areas of the operation to improve business performance.
Enterprise Mobility with ERP: Connecting Your Workforce Anywhere, Anytime
In today’s fast-moving business environment, mobility isn’t a luxury — it’s essential. Enterprise mobility enables your team to access real-time information, capture data instantly, and complete critical tasks from anywhere. When combined with an ERP system, mobility becomes a powerful driver of accuracy, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
Enterprise mobility with ERP connects your people, processes, and data across your entire operation — giving your workforce the tools they need to do their job effectively, whether they’re on the shop floor, in the warehouse, out on the road, or onsite with a customer.
Why Enterprise Mobility Matters
Modern businesses are no longer confined to a single location. Work happens everywhere — and your systems need to support that.
Enterprise mobility transforms how your organisation operates by enabling:
Real-time data capture
No more delays, handwritten notes, or lost information. Mobile devices capture data instantly and send it directly to your ERP.
Greater accuracy
Barcode scanning, mobile checklists, digital forms, and mobile workflows reduce errors and enforce consistent processes.
Faster decision-making
Managers can view live dashboards, job progress, stock levels, and performance indicators wherever they are.
Improved customer experience
Field staff can provide accurate pricing, availability, job updates, and proof of service on the spot.
A more productive workforce
Teams spend less time on paperwork and double handling — and more time on value-adding tasks.
What Enterprise Mobility Looks Like in an ERP-Enabled Business
With ERP at the core, mobility extends functionality across every part of your operation:
Mobile Job Management
- Technicians receive job details, instructions, drawings, and checklists on their device.
- Time, materials, and photos are captured on the job and automatically updated in the ERP.
- Customers receive real-time updates and digital proof of work.
Mobile Inventory & Warehousing
- Barcode scanning for receiving, picking, packing, transfers, and stocktakes.
- Real-time stock visibility across multiple locations.
- Reduced errors, reduced costs, and faster fulfilment.
Mobile Manufacturing & Workshop
- Operators record labour, production output, scrap, and quality checks at the workstation.
- Digital work instructions ensure repeatable, standardised processes.
Mobile Sales & Customer Service
- Sales teams provide quotes, pricing, availability, and order placement from anywhere.
- Instant access to customer history and product information.
- Improved responsiveness and faster sales cycles.
Mobile Quality & Compliance
- Digital forms, inspections, audits, and compliance logs completed onsite.
- Data instantly stored against jobs, products, or customers.
- Consistent, traceable, auditable processes.
Benefits of Mobile-Enabled ERP
Enterprise mobility delivers tangible improvements across the business:
Operational Efficiency
Real-time updates remove delays and bottlenecks, helping your processes flow smoothly.
Data Accuracy & Integrity
Information is captured once — at the source — improving reliability for reports, costing, and planning.
Better Visibility & Control
Live dashboards show exactly what’s happening across the business — even when you're not onsite.
Enhanced Collaboration
Teams across departments share a single source of truth, reducing miscommunication and improving teamwork.
Reduced Costs
Streamlined processes, fewer errors, faster transactions, and reduced paperwork all contribute to lower operating costs.
Industries That Benefit from ERP Mobility
Enterprise mobility is essential for:
- Manufacturing
- Field service & maintenance
- Wholesale distribution
- Engineering & fabrication
- Contracting & project-based businesses
- Food production & FMCG
Anywhere work happens away from a desk, mobility adds significant value.
Ostendo ERP Supports True Enterprise Mobility
Not all mobility solutions are created equal. Ostendo ERP is a true enterprise-grade mobility platform that offers:
- Online & offline capability
- Role-based forms and workflows
- Barcode scanning support
- Photo and document capture
- GPS and geolocation functionality
- Customisable checklists and inspections
- Integrated job, inventory, and quality functions
- Real-time sync with Ostendo ERP
The Ostendo Freeway mobility solution extends your ERP beyond the office and ensures your team is always connected.
Ostendo Freeway - One App, Many Solutions, Infinite Possibilities
Ostendo Freeway is true integrated Enterprise Mobility, offering multiple solutions in one App for both offsite and onsite applications. With its fast and simple setup enabling user defined solutions from a depth of capability, Ostendo Freeway is well ahead of most business Mobility apps.
Ostendo Freeway is tightly integrated with Ostendo Operations ERP software and provides users with innovative mobility solutions across a broad range of functional areas. It is designed for Enterprise Mobility across all areas of the business.
Ostendo Freeway is a mobility platform with built in barcoding functionality for field or onsite service, contracting, field or retail sales, deliveries, CRM, quality assurance, compliance, warehousing, manufacturing shop floor data collection, health and safety, KPI dashboards, inquiries and more.
Ostendo Freeway has the functionality to provide mobility solutions to almost any business or organisation.
