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