Assignment: Report on the Enterprise Architecture and its benefits

This report presents an overview of Enterprise Architecture (EA) and its benefits, including the use of EPC and the practical application of these concepts. The report explains the architecture of the vehicle rental system. It includes an event-driven process chain (EPC) diagram, illustrating the steps involved in the vehicle rental process. The report also includes the architecture of the vehicle rental system, covering the process of vehicle booking, and the handling of customer requests. The report references key literature such as the work of Simon and van Dongen to support its analysis. The report is structured to provide a clear understanding of the topic and to provide insights into its practical application.

Running head: EPC AND EA MODELLING
EPC and EA Modelling
Name of the Student
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Table of Contents
1. EPC Diagram:..............................................................................................................................2
2. Enterprise Architecture Layers:...................................................................................................4
Bibliography:...................................................................................................................................5

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1. EPC Diagram:
Figure 1: The Event-Driven Process Chain Model of Vehicle Rental Case Study
(Source: Created by Author)

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The event driven process has been generated on the basis of case study of renting the
vehicles to the consumers. First of all the customer reserve a vehicle. This is an event as this
serves as a condition that will initiate all the processes. This event triggers the vehicle request.
These requests can be made through local branch, call center or online. As only one of the way
the request can be made, that is why the XOR connector has been used. The customer details are
then recorded into the system. If the requested vehicle is not available, then the system will
allocate vehicle from next lot to the customer. If the vehicle is not returned on time then
customer is contacted and agreement is updated. The members of loyalty club gets discount at
final payment.

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2. Enterprise Architecture Layers:
Figure 2: The Enterprise Architecture Layers in RPL System
(Source: Created by Author)

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Bibliography:
Simon, D., Fischbach, K. and Schoder, D., 2014. Enterprise architecture management and its role
in corporate strategic management. Information Systems and e-Business Management,
12(1), pp.5-42.
van Dongen, B., Dijkman, R., & Mendling, J. (2013). Measuring similarity between business
process models. In Seminal Contributions to Information Systems Engineering (pp. 405-
419). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.