American Axle Manufacturing Achieves Global Maximo Consolidation with Cohesive Data Utility
The unified platform provided a streamlined approach to managing Maximo with fewer custom reports.
The Challenge
A global Tier 1 automotive supplier, American Axle Manufacturing (AAM) creates smart, safe, and efficient vehicles. AAM operates 90 facilities in 17 countries, serving clients such as Ford, FCA, and GM.
AAM needed to migrate multiple Maximo environments into a single, up-to-date system that would support all sites and languages. Given the demands of the production schedule, the transition needed to minimize downtime and mitigate risk.
Adding to the complexity, AAM’s lean, in-house IT team was concurrently deploying Maximo in seven new sites following a significant acquisition. This meant any solution needed to minimize the burden on IT staff, allowing them to focus on integrating the new sites and consolidating the global business onto one platform.
Our Solution
AAM selected Cohesive to transform their Maximo environments into a unified system. Avoiding a days-long shutdown, Cohesive deployed its Data Utility zero-downtime upgrade tool.
Cohesive built a new clustered Maximo environment using the latest supported versions of Oracle and virtualized server software. We also created a library of data migration mappings to accelerate the migration and data clean-up; reducing cost and saving time.
The Client Benefits
The upgrade was completed with zero downtime and without any issues, delivering several benefits to AAM:
- Saving IT staff time: Working with Cohesive relieved pressure on AAM’s in-house IT team. This enabled them to focus on more strategic initiatives, including the deployment of Maximo to seven additional plant locations across the globe.
- Consolidate support: By consolidating the two Maximo instances, AAM eliminated the need to support different systems with a unique custom reporting.
- Reduced costs: The upgrade and migration were executed without production or operational disruptions. By eliminating downtime costs, the project came in well under budget, with both phases completed within the original budget allocation.
