Industrial Systems Initiatives

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.

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

RE-FOREST, Sustainable Forestry and Wood Products: Wood, Pulp, Paper

Mining

Minerals: 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), Refractory, Lumber
Metals
Plastics
Paper

Construction

Factories
Warehouses
Powerplants
Mechanical and structural components

Energy

RE-POWER, Rail Enabled Power Distribution

Transportation

Rail: VitalRail, A Continental Strategy for Growing Freight Rail Service
Truck
Air
Ports
Ocean
River Barge
Pipelines

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