Scenario: Sollace Manufacturing
Please read this scenario prior to answering the question Sollace Manufacturing is a major supplier
in the automotive industry, headquartered In Cleveland, Ohio with manufacturing plants in Chicago,

Sao Paulo, Stuttgart, Yokohama, and Seoul. Each of these plants has been operating its own planning
and production scheduling systems, as well as custom developed applications that drive the
automated production equipment at each plant.
Sollace Manufacturing is implementing lean manufacturing principles to minimize waste and
improve the efficiency of all of its production operations. During a recent exercise held for internal
quality improvement, it was determined that a significant reduction in process waste could be
achieved by replacing the current planning and scheduling systems with a common Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system located in the Cleveland data center. This central system would
provide support to each of the plants replacing the functionality in the existing systems. It would
also eliminate the need for full data centers at each of the plant facilities. A reduced number of IT
staff could support the remaining applications. In some cases, a third-party contractor could provide
those staff. The Sollace Manufacturing Enterprise Architecture department has been operating for
several years and has mature, well-developed architecture governance and development processes
that are strongly based on TOGAF 9. At a recent meeting, the Architecture Review Board approved a
Request for Architecture Work from the Chief Engineer of Global Manufacturing Operations who is
the project sponsor. The request covered the initial architectural investigations and the
development of a comprehensive architecture to plan the transformation. The Common ERP
Deployment architecture project team has now been formed, and the project team has been asked
to develop an Architecture Vision that will achieve the desired outcomes and benefits. Some of the
plant managers have expressed concern about the security and reliability of driving their planning
and production scheduling from a central system located in Cleveland. The Chief Engineer wants to
know how these concerns can be addressed.
Refer to the Sollace Manufacturing Scenario You are serving as the Lead Enterprise Architect for the
Common ERP Deployment architecture project. One of the earliest initiatives in the Enterprise
Architecture program at Sollace Manufacturing was the definition of a set of IT principles and
architecture principles that are well aligned with the overall enterprise principles. These now need
to be updated to address the concerns raised.
You have been asked to select a set of principles most appropriate for guiding the team to define a
robust solution. [Note: You should assume that Sollace Manufacturing has adopted the example set
of principles that are listed and defined in TOGAF 9, Section 23.6.] Based on TOGAF 9, which of the
following is the best answer?

A.
Common-use Applications, Data is Shared, Data is Accessible, Data Security, Interoperability,
Control Technical Diversity

B.
Business Continuity, Service-orientation, Data is Accessible, Data Security, Responsive Change
Management

C.
Maximize Benefit to the Enterprise, Business Continuity, Common-use Applications, Data is
Shared, Data is Accessible, Data Security

D.
Information Management is Everybody’s Business, IT Responsibility, Data Trustee, Technology
Independence, Responsive Change Management