... and places the articles in context. Findings AI and automation technologies are yet to revolutionize the global economy, although their impact and benefit is growing. Firms need to utilize HR leaders to help plan for any adoption and work to put in place strategies to maximize their value. Originality...

..., retention of talent and competitive edge. Originality/value To match the pace of industry 4.0 and leverage its true benefit the companies should focus on automation of HR processes, make the workforce smarter and agile to drive efficiency, innovation, improve productivity, save cost and stay hyper...

... consumers' risk. Also, when introducing a service innovation, serious consideration should be given to the price and timing of the launch. Attitudes Consumer adoption Consumer attitudes Consumer behaviour Service innovation Taiwan Automation With hundreds of millions of vehicle journeys...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Innovation Artificial limbs Sensors Automation Automotive components industry Touch Bionics, the Livingston‐based inventors of the world's first commercially available bionic hand, the i‐LIMB Hand, have won the 2008 Royal Academy...

... Purpose To investigate why, despite a significant fall in price, robot sales in the UK in 2005 were static with very few sales to small companies. Design/methodology/approach Based on the latest survey of robot sales in the UK produced by British Automation and Robot Association...

... Publishing Limited 2005 Supply chain management Retailing Automation Supermarkets Louis Grestner Junior once said that everything starts with the customer; and while few would argue with the former IBM CEO, ensuring that the right products end up with the customer is arguably even more...

..., california plant, where over 750 people are employed. A series of expansion programs during the 1980s and 1990s increased the automation of its production, packaging and warehouse operations. What difference has this made? Quality and efficiency has been markedly improved while the range and scale...