ABSTRACT
Enterprise architecture emerges in large information technology (IT) organizations over time as the need for coordination and a systemic vision increases with the size and complexity of IT services. Supporting long-term objectives remains a challenging topic in enterprise IT. Information technology is continually presenting new opportunities for adding business value, opportunities that may be well justified but that can also introduce redundancy and complexity into the IT environment. The definition of enterprise architecture for The Open Group Architectural Framework and is seen to encompass business, data, application, and technical architecture. Process and capability analysis are key components of business architecture in systemic approach. Enterprise architecture is a method for managing conceptual complexity by using multiple views on a problem and establishing traceability across those views. Material requirements planning often added complexity and caused production to be jittery as the system reacted to each sudden disturbance with rescheduling instructions.
