Prompt:
For Six Flags Entertainment write a paper covering the following:
Identify the hard and soft technology used for both the domestic and global environments of Six Flags Entertainment. This is not about computers or software; see Lesson.
Hard technology companies have adopted many strategies to cope with the huge challenges they face. The most successful has been partnering and collaborating with global business partners via the web. This includes involving customers and prospective customers in identifying the requirements of new technologies. Another strategy has been to build new products using core components of older systems, sometimes referred to as reusable code and “containers.”
Soft technology companies have adopted similar strategies. They rely on third-party consultants to implement new technologies, and prefer to buy commercial off-the-shelf technology (referred to as COTS by the military and other government buyers) rather than be pioneers and risk technology/implementation failures, which have cost many people their jobs! It can be a balancing act deciding whether to be a nimble first mover or wait for someone else to go first and risk losing valuable marketing space.
Identify the technology barriers to Six Flags Entertainment in both environments.
Discuss how Six Flags Entertainment can overcome these barriers.
Evaluate the strategy used and how Six Flags Entertainment should protect its technology.
