Mohawk's need for flexibility required a change to its IT architecture. SOA was chosen by Mohawk because Mohawk:
a) Needed to be able to scale up or down operations as called for by the market or by its own arrangements with suppliers
b) Wanted to eliminate the dependency on its ERP system.
c) Needed to upgrade its infrastructure components to meet the increased IT demands.
d) Believed that SOA provides the appropriate level of security it did not have with its original architecture.
e) Benefited from standardizing on the SAP suite of products and reducing its reliance on multiple vendors.
Answer: Needed to be able to scale up or down operations as called for by the market or by its own arrangements with suppliers