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