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? Standards compliance:
– Appropriate standards are identified and applied.
– Compatibility with existing internal systems and partners is considered.
It is beyond the scope of this redbook to define such requirements in real,
measurable terms for our sample scenarios. Of course you would do so in a
real-world implementation to ensure that the delivered solution meets the
demands of the organization.
6.2 Intra-enterprise scenarios
In the first phase of implementation, ITSO Electronics wants to integrate their
retail and wholesale departments. Currently, both organizations have proven IT
infrastructures but have no interconnectivity. The first process ITSO Electronics
wants to focus on is the inventory and order replenishment process. Currently,
the items sold are tallied at the end of the month by the retail ordering process
and delivered to the wholesale organization by internal mail. This creates a lag in
the inventory replenishment process and causes many out of stock situations. A
primary business goal is to minimize the loss of sales due to items being out of
stock.
Selecting a Business/Integration pattern
In 3.2.1, “Business and IT drivers” on page 35, the following drivers are listed for
selecting the Application Integration pattern:
? The business processes need to be integrated with existing business systems
and information.
? The business activity needs to aggregate, organize and present information
from various sources within the organization.
Both drivers apply to ITSO Electronics. The business processes of the retail
department and the wholesale department need to be integrated by integrating
the existing retail business system with the existing wholesale business system.
The pattern would integrate the retail order information with the wholesale
inventory information, eliminating the lag and providing an up-to-date inventory.
The Application Integration pattern can be applied in our intra-enterprise
scenarios, as shown in Figure 6-3.