Editorial Submissions
MHM accepts a variety of contributed materials for potential print and/or online publication. We accept the following:
•News stories and press releases
•New product announcements
•Feature articles (2,000-4,000 words)
•Case studies/application stories (800-1,500 words)
•Instructional articles (800-1,500 words)
•Opinion pieces (600 words)
•Guest columns (600 words)
MHM is seeking material on the following topics for 2010. If you have information, let us know!
January: regulations, lift truck safety, track and trace, overhead handling, 5S, flooring, simulation/modeling
February: green material handling, alternative power and fuel cells, green packaging, retrofits, third-party HR, green buildings, industrial computers
March: lift truck tires and wheels, dunnage, conveyors, workers’ comp, security, WMS
April: NA 2010 news and product announcements, AGVs, pallets, cubing and weighing, machine guarding, energy management, sensors
May: quality management, buying versus leasing lift trucks, RFID, AS/RS, visual factory, site selection, human-machine interface
June: fleet management, barcodes, automatic truck loading equipment, third-party logistics, yard management, wireless mobility
July: lean facilities, battery management, case closures, palletizers, incentive programs, dock equipment, TMS
August: burden carriers, containers, modular systems, shop-floor safety, slotting strategies, picking technologies
September: ROI of automation, floor sweepers, unit load handling, case and tote systems, training, MRO, inventory optimization
October: Pack Expo 2010 news and product announcements, lift truck attachments, printers/labeling systems, robotics, labor management, benchmarking, unit load design
November: data collection best practices, fast-charging batteries, HazMat handling, systems integration, ergonomics, reverse logistics, voice systems
December: lift truck maintenance, stretch wrapping, sortation, managing diversity in the workplace, storage and racking, supply chain management systems
Many more details on MHM’s upcoming coverage can be found by downloading the Material Handling Management media kit.
Policies:
•Bylined feature articles must be exclusive to Material Handling Management
•Articles and case studies must be non-commercial and educational
•All submissions should address one or more of ourcore editorial departments: Powered Vehicles, Transport Packaging, Automation, Workforce, Facilities and Technology
•Submissions should include digital, high-resolution (300-dpi), color images
•All contributions are subject to editing for length, content and style. We reserve the right to determine each submission’s eligibility for publication.
Procedures:
•Submit a brief abstract directly to Mary Aichlmayr, chief editor, that summarizes the topic of the submission, notes desired month(s) of publication and provides a statement as to the author’s qualifications.
•To submit complete news releases, product announcements, informational articles and case studies for consideration in any issue, e-mail the document (Word is preferred) along with digital, high-resolution images (jpg, tiff, gif) directly to Mary Aichlmayr.
For more information, write to the editor.
