Tom Andel

Editor-in-Chief, Material Handling & Logistics

Editor-in-Chief Tom Andel oversees the strategic development of MH&L and MHLnews.com, bringing 30+ years of thought leadership and award winning coverage of supply chain, manufacturing logistics and material handling. He has served in various editorial capacities
at other industry titles including Transportation & Distribution, Material Handling Engineering, Material Handling Management, (predecessors to MH&L), as well as Logistics Management and Modern Materials Handling. Andel is a two-time finalist in the Jesse H. Neal Business Journalism Awards, the most respected editorial award in B2B trade publishing, and a graduate of Cleveland’s Case Western Reserve University.

Posts by Tom Andel

May. 16, 2013

Maybe the Internal Revenue CAN be of Service

You have until the end of the year to claim a tax credit you may not even know is available....More
May. 13, 2013

Brand Yourself or Get Burned

Generic logistics services don’t command top dollar. So when was your last raise? That might tell you something....More
May. 9, 2013

Could Bridging the Chasm between Cars and Forklifts Save Lives?

New safety features are making cars safer to drive. Some would argue that forklift OEMs should have a license to steal them—for a fair price....More
May. 7, 2013

You Can Finance Technology but Will you Find the Talent to Use It?

Technology providers and users share common ground in the skills wasteland....More
May. 3, 2013

How Warehouse Slotting Supports Corporate Plotting

Revisiting your slotting strategy on a monthly basis can help sustain fulfillment productivity through years of supply chain transformation....More
Apr. 29, 2013

Logistics Pros Circumnavigate the Business World

Companies finding their way out of a tough economy are using logistics landmarks to put their supply chains on the map....More
Apr. 24, 2013

Toyota Motor’s Vision of Visibility Draws Sight-Seekers at IW’s Best Plants Conference

Visibility is a shared experience at Toyota Motor’s 10 U.S. plants....More
Apr. 21, 2013

Outsourcing is No Escape from Responsibility

Whether you look to a third party logistics service provider or to a piece of technology for supply chain management support, the fickle finger of....More
Apr. 18, 2013

The Guts to Spend vs. the Brains to Invest

Operational expansion is out. Operational improvement is in. Is your CEO smart enough to let you bring it?....More
Apr. 16, 2013

Are China’s Supply Chains Gauged for Accuracy?

It’s hard to level the playing field when the yardage markers look skewed....More