Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the importance of human skills in project management success and the apparent emphasis placed on this within the context of university education. Design/methodology/approach – An investigation into the effectiveness of a British...

DURING the last two decades there has been a constantly increasing capital investment in distribution facilities. The ever‐growing range of consumer products, pressure on shelf space in the shops and supermarkets to accommodate them, the sharpening of competition, the greater sophistication of...

This paper reviews the current status of devices for use as exoskeletons for assisting or constraining human movements. Applications include teleoperation and force augmentation to allow people to operate more easily or more efficiently in a variety of situations, including military and...