Mohawk's need for flexibility required a change to its IT architecture. SOA was chosen by Mohawk because Mohawk:

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Needed to be able to scale up or down operations as called for by the market or by its own arrangements with suppliers

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Wanted to eliminate the dependency on its ERP system.

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Needed to upgrade its infrastructure components to meet the increased IT demands.

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Believed that SOA provides the appropriate level of security it did not have with its original architecture.

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Benefited from standardizing on the SAP suite of products and reducing its reliance on multiple vendors.