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'''''Industrial Systems Initiatives are the commercial, policy, and planning strategies and actions that amplify the profitability and secure the sustainability of whole industrial systems.'''''  

== '''In Gear''' ==
* [[VitalRail|VitalRail, Growing Freight Rail Carloads and Sustainable Industrial Systems]]
* [[RE-FOREST|RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products]]
* [[EMIP|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]

== '''In Development''' ==
* RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
* RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
* RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply
* FTLUS, Freight Transportation Land Use Strategy
* RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment

== '''Future''' ==
Do you want to suggest and/or even co-lead OnTrackWorld's work in other industries? Although, our initial focus is on rail's contribution to industrial productivity, our initiatives are designed to improve all industries that can benefit from collaborative progress.

===== Agriculture =====
* Inputs
** Land
** Soil
** Soil Enhancements
** Water
*Processing
* Outputs
** Food
** Energy
** Nutrient material

===== Forestry =====
*[[RE-FOREST|RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products]]
** Wood
** Pulp
** Paper

===== Mining =====
* Minerals
**[[EMIP|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]
* Metals
* Coal
* Oil and Gas

===== Manufacturing =====
*Metals
*Chemicals
*Equipment
*Textiles

===== Materials =====
*Containers and Packaging
*Construction Materials
**Cement and Aggregates
***RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution<!--former link-->
**Refractory
**Lumber
*Metals
*Plastics
*Paper

===== Construction =====
*Factories
*Warehouses
*Powerplants
*Mechanical and structural components

===== Energy =====
*RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution<!--former link-->

===== Transportation =====
*Rail
**[[VitalRail]]
*Truck
*Air
*Ports
*Ocean
*River Barge
*Pipelines

===== Waste =====
*Industrial
*Commercial
* Municipal
** Glass
***RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply<!--former link-->
* Construction and demolition waste
*Agricultural 
* Wood waste

===== Natural Resources =====
When deciding how best to streamline an existing industrial system, stakeholders must evaluate all elements within and affected by that system.
* Water
* Air
* Land
** FTLUS, Freight Transportation Land Use Strategy<!--former link-->
** RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment<!--former link-->