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''Industrial Systems Initiatives are the strategies and actions needed for amplifying the profitability and sustainability of whole industrial systems, including the complete set of commercial, policy, and planning activities.''
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== In Gear ==
'''''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]]
* [[VitalRail|VitalRail, Growing Freight Rail Carloads and Sustainable Industrial Systems]]
* [[RE-FOREST|RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products]]
* [[RE-FOREST|RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products]]
* [[EMIP|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]
* [[EMIP|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]


== In Development ==
== '''In Development''' ==
* RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
* RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
* RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
* RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
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* RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment
* RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment


== Future ==
== '''Future''' ==
Do you want to suggest and/or even co-lead OTNA'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.
Do you want to suggest and/or even co-lead OTNA'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 ===
===== Agriculture =====
* Inputs: Land, Soil, Soil Enhancements, Water
* Inputs
* Processing
** Land
* Outputs: Food, Energy, Nutrient material
** Soil
** Soil Enhancements
** Water
*Processing
* Outputs
** Food
** Energy
** Nutrient material


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


=== Mining ===
===== Mining =====
* Minerals: [[EMIP|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]
* Minerals
**[[RE-STEM Minerals Industry Action Plan|EMIP, Essential Minerals Industrial Planning]]
* Metals
* Metals
* Coal
* Coal
* Oil and Gas
* Oil and Gas


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


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


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


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


=== Transportation ===
===== Transportation =====
* Rail: [[VitalRail|VitalRail, A Continental Strategy for Growing Freight Rail Service]]
*Rail
* Truck
**[[VitalRail: A Continental Freight Rail Growth Initiative|VitalRail, A Continental Strategy for Growing Freight Rail Service]]
* Air
*Truck
* Ports
*Air
* Ocean
*Ports
* River Barge
*Ocean
* Pipelines
*River Barge
*Pipelines


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


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

Revision as of 15:56, 15 September 2026

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

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 OTNA'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
Mining
Manufacturing
  • Metals
  • Chemicals
  • Equipment
  • Textiles
Materials
  • Containers and Packaging
  • Construction Materials
    • Cement and Aggregates
      • RE-CARD, Cement and Aggregates Regional Distribution
    • Refractory
    • Lumber
  • Metals
  • Plastics
  • Paper
Construction
  • Factories
  • Warehouses
  • Powerplants
  • Mechanical and structural components
Energy
  • RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution
Transportation
Waste
  • Industrial
  • Commercial
  • Municipal
    • Glass
      • RE-GLASS, Glass Logistics and Sustainable Supply
  • 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
    • RE-BAR, Brownfield Asset Redevelopment