{"id":33389,"date":"2026-06-09T22:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/33389\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T22:51:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:51:12","slug":"lwart-extends-sap-ecc-6-with-rimini-street-as-factory-expansion-delays-erp-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/33389\/","title":{"rendered":"Lwart Extends SAP ECC 6 with Rimini Street as Factory Expansion Delays ERP Migration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazilian oil recycling company Lwart Environmental Solutions has chosen to extend the life of its SAP<\/a> ECC 6 environment rather than pursue ERP modernization while it expands its production capacity.<\/p>\n

The decision, reported by Diginomica on June 4<\/a>, reflects a stability strategy by Jefferson Andriotti, Lwart\u2019s Head of IT and Procurement. Lwart began expanding its recycling factory in 2024 to increase capacity by 50%, making a simultaneous ERP modernization program too much operational change for the business to absorb.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it was not possible to do another ERP modernization,\u201d Andriotti told Diginomica.<\/p>\n

Lwart recycles used vehicle oil and returns it to market as Group II base oil. The company processes 240 million liters of oil per year, collected from more than half of Brazil\u2019s municipal regions through 21 collection centers and a fleet of approximately 650 heavy-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n

SAP ECC Sits at the Center of Operations<\/p>\n

SAP ECC 6 is the core system supporting Lwart\u2019s factory, back-office functions, and mobile workforce. The company has 1,100 employees, including 540 mobile workers who depend on ERP processes to complete daily work across the collection network.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf SAP stops working, the whole oil collection process around the country comes to a halt,\u201d Andriotti said.<\/p>\n

Lwart standardized its technology operations on SAP in 2016, two years after Andriotti took over technology leadership. His position is the ERP environment remains stable and aligned with current business needs. \u201cOur processes are totally calm and this situation is very, very important,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The business case for staying on SAP ECC is therefore not framed as resistance to modernization, but as a sequencing decision: protect the operational platform while the company invests in physical capacity expansion.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/p>\n

What this means: Business sequencing should drive ERP modernization timing. Lwart\u2019s decision shows how a major physical expansion can change the risk profile of an ERP migration, even when modernization remains a long-term consideration. For ERP vendors, system integrators, and transformation leaders, the case reinforces the need to assess business capacity for change before positioning migration as the default next step.<\/p>\n

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Third-Party Support Reduces Cost Pressure<\/p>\n

Lwart began working with Rimini Street in 2021 to reduce costs and maintain stability around SAP ECC 6. Andriotti said ERP support costs have fallen by 50%, allowing the IT team to preserve a stable core environment while focusing resources elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The relationship later expanded to VMware support after Broadcom\u2019s acquisition of VMware and subsequent pricing changes. Andriotti said the prospect of a tripling in VMware costs created a major budget issue.<\/p>\n

Lwart considered other options, including Nutanix and Citrix, but expanded its Rimini Street relationship to include VMware support. Andriotti said having one supplier across SAP and VMware reduced vendor management overhead and gave his team more room to focus on business priorities.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/p>\n

What this means:\u00a0Third-party support reshapes legacy ERP extension economics. Lwart\u2019s reported 50% reduction in ERP support costs turned SAP ECC stability into a more viable operating choice while the company invested elsewhere. For ERP program owners and partner strategists, the takeaway is support economics can materially affect when organizations modernize, how long they maintain existing platforms, and where they direct transformation budget.<\/p>\n

Innovation Continues Around the Core<\/p>\n

Lwart\u2019s decision to extend SAP ECC has not stopped the company from developing new operational tools. The IT team has built an application for oil collection drivers that supports vehicle refueling and removes the need for drivers to carry large amounts of cash.<\/p>\n

That shows how targeted innovation can continue around a stable ERP core. Lwart is not freezing its technology estate. It is directing modernization effort toward business-specific operational improvements while deferring a larger ERP transformation.<\/p>\n

The company\u2019s approach also shows how modernization timing depends on business context. For Lwart, the priority is factory expansion, continuity in nationwide oil collection, and cost control across core technology platforms. ERP modernization remains a strategic option, but not the immediate operating priority.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/p>\n

What this means: Core stability can coexist with targeted operational innovation. Lwart\u2019s driver refueling application shows that companies can still build practical digital capabilities around a stable legacy ERP foundation. Modernization roadmaps should distinguish between core replacement and edge innovation, especially when the current ERP platform remains operationally reliable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brazilian oil recycling company Lwart Environmental Solutions has chosen to extend the life of its SAP ECC 6…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21036],"tags":[31242,31244,31240,27821,21307,31245,31238,31243,31234,31239,31235,9695,30897,31236,31246,31241,31237],"class_list":["post-33389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sap","tag-brazil-erp","tag-erp-cost-reduction","tag-erp-migration-risk","tag-erp-modernization","tag-erp-today","tag-factory-expansion-erp","tag-lwart-environmental-solutions","tag-oil-recycling-technology","tag-rimini-street","tag-rimini-street-vmware","tag-rimini-support","tag-sap","tag-sap-ecc","tag-sap-ecc-6-extension","tag-sap-ecc-end-of-life","tag-sap-legacy-support","tag-third-party-erp-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}