Platform Migration in Detroit

Manufacturing operations often require near-continuous system availability, especially for companies running multiple shifts or just-in-time production schedules. We design migrations specifically around your production schedule, using parallel running periods where old and new systems operate simultaneously, staged cutover during planned maintenance windows or model change periods, and blue-green deployment approaches that allow instant rollback. We work directly with your operations and IT teams to identify the lowest-risk windows for cutover and design the migration to take advantage of those windows.

Yes, and heavily customized legacy ERP systems are one of our core migration challenges in Detroit. The migration process includes thorough documentation of all customizations, assessment of which customizations reflect genuine business requirements versus workarounds for system limitations, and deliberate decisions about which customizations to replicate in the new system versus replace with modern platform capabilities. This analysis often reduces the total customization footprint significantly, because many customizations were workarounds for limitations that modern platforms handle natively.

Automotive supply chain data integration requirements, including EDI trading partner connections, MMOG/LE compliance, AIAG data standards, and OEM supplier portal connectivity, must be maintained continuously during migration. We treat these integrations as first-class migration concerns, not afterthoughts. We map every integration from the legacy system, test all connections against partner systems in a staging environment before cutover, maintain redundant integration paths during the transition period, and coordinate with OEM portal operators when necessary to ensure connectivity is maintained without gap.

A focused manufacturing application migration with limited integrations typically takes four to eight months given the testing and validation rigor that industrial operations require. Complex ERP migrations with many trading partner integrations, large historical data volumes, and multiple facilities commonly take twelve to twenty-four months. We provide realistic estimates after a thorough discovery engagement. Rushing manufacturing system migrations creates operational risk that the timeline savings do not justify, and we will tell you directly if we see scope being compressed in ways that increase risk beyond acceptable levels.

Manufacturing data validation goes beyond record counts and field completeness. We validate bill of materials relationships and structures, manufacturing routing sequences and operations, inventory cost histories including standard cost and actual cost records, production order archives and completion records, and quality inspection records including certifications and non-conformance history. We work with your quality and operations teams to define the specific validation criteria that matter for your production environment. We do not proceed to cutover without documented sign-off from your team on validation results.

Yes. Supplier portal connectivity to OEM platforms, including Ford Supplier Portal, GM Supply Power, Stellantis supplier networks, and the various EDI networks and logistics portals the automotive supply chain uses, needs to be maintained during and after migration. We include portal integration mapping, testing, and cutover coordination in our migration scope. For trading partner connections where the OEM needs to reconfigure their end, we manage that coordination directly to ensure your customers experience no gap in connectivity. Detroit's industrial foundation is transforming. The companies building modern technical infrastructure now are better positioned for the next decade of the industry. Contact us to plan your platform migration.