OG0-093 · Question #188
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…
The correct answer is C. The team should create Baseline and Target Architectures for each of the manufacturing plants. Sollace Manufacturing aims to improve efficiency and reduce waste by replacing independent, custom planning and production scheduling systems across its global plants with new solutions based on lean manufacturing principles.
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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 of the newly-formed Common ERP Deployment architecture project team. As the Common ERP Deployment architecture project team assembles for its initial meeting, many of the participants have voiced concerns about the sweeping scope of the initiative. Others are confident that they know a solution that will work. During the meeting, a number of alternative recommendations for how to proceed are put forward by members of the team. You have been asked to select the most appropriate recommendation to ensure that the team evaluates different approaches to the problem and clarifies the requirements for the architecture. Based on TOGAF 9, which of the following is the best answer?
Options
- AThe team should hold a series of interviews at each of the manufacturing plants using the
- BThe team should exercise due diligence and carefully research vendor literature and conduct a
- CThe team should create Baseline and Target Architectures for each of the manufacturing plants.
- DThe team should conduct a pilot project that will enable vendors on the short list to demonstrate
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A6% (1)
- B6% (1)
- C69% (11)
- D19% (3)
Why each option
Sollace Manufacturing aims to improve efficiency and reduce waste by replacing independent, custom planning and production scheduling systems across its global plants with new solutions based on lean manufacturing principles.
Conducting interviews is a data gathering technique to understand current processes, but it is not the overarching strategic step for defining the comprehensive scope of system replacement and future state.
Researching vendor literature and conducting RFIs is part of solution selection, which typically follows the strategic definition of the baseline and target architectures.
When replacing existing systems and implementing lean manufacturing, creating Baseline (current state) and Target (future state) Architectures for each plant is a fundamental step. This clearly defines the current operational landscape and the desired future state, providing a crucial roadmap for system replacement and integration consistent with enterprise architecture principles.
A pilot project is a later-stage activity for testing selected solutions in a controlled environment, not an initial step for defining the required architectural changes and their scope.
Concept tested: Enterprise Architecture- Baseline and Target Architectures
Source: https://www.opengroup.org/togaf/architecture-development-method-adm
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