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<center><span style="color:orange;"><h3>Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico redesign our industrial systems for sustainable life.</h3></span></center>
= <center>Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico design sustainable industrial systems that work for everyone.</center> =


You are invited to contribute. Our first Industry Action Plan is VitalRail, focused on optimizing the use of railroads as the backbone of an integrated, balanced multimodal transportation network that serves all industries. Progress relies on genuine collaboration across sectors, addressing the fragmentation in our industrial systems—from natural resources and agriculture to production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.
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We employ a proven inquiry-based methodology, IntelliSynthesis®, that facilitates:
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=====We have a challenge ahead of us.=====
Our industrial systems are not optimized for sustainability or profitability. The truth is, neither marketplace dynamics nor vested interest lobbying lead to smart supply chains. From natural resources and agriculture to production, consumption, and recycling, our society can redesign its fragmented industrial systems.


* Comprehensive information gathering
=====Why do we need to meet this head-on?=====
* Innovative brainstorming
Civilization on a resource-limited planet cannot thrive without a new level of thinking, planning, and investing. Right now, we are missing out on crucial opportunities to improve efficiency, sustainability, and profits.
* Actionable decision-making among diverse stakeholder groups
=====How does OnTrackNorthAmerica address this problem?=====
OnTrackNorthAmerica provides the forum and methodology for stakeholders to co-create smart policies, plans, and investments. Our approach advances profitable projects within integrated corridors, regions, and industrial systems. This wiki-based platform, powered by our IntelliConference® dialogue system, enables stakeholders to resolve long-standing issues and orchestrate progress—with particular focus on expanding freight rail service to key industries and transport modes. We invite you and all stakeholders across industry, government, and community to contribute to this collective intelligence. Join us in building commerce and industry that achieves long-lasting profitability, sustainability, and quality of life.


<h2 style="border-bottom:none;"><center><big><b>[[Continental Action Plan for Sustainable Industry|Enter the Industry Action Plans]]</b></big></h2>
===== Welcome to OnTrackNorthAmerica! =====
[[OTNA Curriculum|{{Clickable button|<big>Next steps for learning more</big>}}]]
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== What do we mean by industrial systems? ==
Industrial systems encompass the comprehensive network of commercial activities, policy frameworks, and planning processes that enable the delivery of materials and products essential for modern civilization. These systems extend far beyond manufacturing facilities to include:


* Resource extraction and processing
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* Supply chain management and logistics
=====Current IntelliConferences=====
* Distribution networks and transportation infrastructure
'''[[Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger IntelliConference]]'''
* Consumer access and utilization
=====In-Gear Initiatives=====
* End-of-life considerations including recycling, repurposing, and disposal
'''[[VitalRail]]'''
=====Latest News=====
Our founder, Michael Sussman, spoke at the Ottawa, CA gathering of [https://ciltna.com/ The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North America] and met with the Canadian government to discuss raising supply chain planning to the level of whole industrial systems.


===== The Interconnected Nature of Industry =====
See [[Collaborative Industrial Optimization]].
What distinguishes truly effective industrial systems is their connectivity. The interactions and transitions between facilities—the movement of materials, information, and energy across properties—often prove as critical as the operations within individual locations themselves.
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These interconnections determine overall system efficiency, resilience, and environmental impact. By recognizing industrial systems as holistic networks rather than isolated facilities, we gain the perspective needed to optimize performance across economic, social, and ecological dimensions.<h2>What do we mean by redesign?</h2>
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Redesigning industrial systems through our [[Collaborative Industrial Optimization]] framework transforms fragmented supply chains into cohesive, sustainable networks through a stakeholder-driven process that respects existing investments while boldly reimagining infrastructure placement and connectivity. This approach begins with establishing shared goals and performance metrics, then progresses to strategic reconfiguration—as demonstrated in our mineral supply chain work, where we optimize the positioning of extraction, manufacturing, and recycling facilities to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Beyond physical infrastructure, our redesign process addresses the crucial human dimension by creating compelling incentives that align individual and organizational success with system-wide sustainability, ensuring that technical solutions are supported by the social and behavioral changes needed for lasting transformation.. 


<h2>Who are the stakeholders?</h2>
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You are the stakeholders. Forging sustainable industries demands the collective wisdom of stakeholders across North America's vast industrial ecosystem—from corporate executives and policy makers to community leaders and frontline workers whose lives are directly shaped by these systems. OnTrackNorthAmerica has meticulously identified over 32,000 stakeholders spanning our continent's industrial, political, and geographic landscape, yet we continuously expand this network to ensure truly comprehensive representation. Each Action Plan we develop actively recruits diverse voices from eight critical sectors: academia contributing research and innovation; advocacy groups championing environmental and social concerns; businesses providing market expertise; community representatives articulating local impacts; funders enabling implementation; government officials shaping policy frameworks; labor organizations protecting workforce interests; and media partners amplifying our collective vision—all working in concert to transform fragmented industrial systems into models of sustainable prosperity.


<h2>How do we work together as stakeholders?</h2>
At the heart of our collaborative approach lies the pioneering IntelliConference Series®, powered by our proprietary IntelliSynthesis® methodology—a revolutionary dialogue system designed to harmonize diverse perspectives from expansive stakeholder groups with remarkable efficiency. This carefully orchestrated process begins by assembling representatives from every sector within a given industrial ecosystem, each committing to engage with sequential rounds of strategically crafted questions that progressively deepen collective understanding. Our expert facilitation team distills these contributions into comprehensive digests that respect participants' time while preserving the full spectrum of insights, including valuable outlier perspectives that often catalyze breakthrough thinking. As shared understanding emerges, our process seamlessly transitions from exploratory dialogue to concrete action planning and decision-making, transforming diverse viewpoints into unified strategies for industrial transformation—a methodology refined through decades of implementation across North America's most complex industrial challenges. 


<h2>What do we mean by sustainability?</h2>
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Sustainability means balancing economic prosperity, human well-being, and ecological health. It requires economic systems that create wealth within planetary limits, communities with fair access to resources, and ecosystems that maintain their biodiversity and ability to regenerate for future generations.


<h2>What is a Continental Action Plan?</h2>
'''Philadelphia, PA 19103 USA'''
"Continental" encompasses the integrated economic region of Canada, the United States, and Mexico—nations already bound through intricate trade networks that stand to gain tremendous advantages through enhanced cross-border coordination and strategic alignment. Our Action Plans are deliberately crafted for specific industrial systems and geographic regions while maintaining vital connections to all related initiatives, creating a comprehensive continental framework rather than isolated solutions. Unlike conventional studies that often gather dust on shelves, our dynamic process generates immediate, tangible outcomes through ongoing stakeholder engagement and adaptive implementation strategies, ensuring that insights translate directly into practical actions that evolve with changing conditions and emerging opportunities across North America's diverse industrial landscape.</br>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 4 December 2025

Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico design sustainable industrial systems that work for everyone.

We have a challenge ahead of us.

Our industrial systems are not optimized for sustainability or profitability. The truth is, neither marketplace dynamics nor vested interest lobbying lead to smart supply chains. From natural resources and agriculture to production, consumption, and recycling, our society can redesign its fragmented industrial systems.

Why do we need to meet this head-on?

Civilization on a resource-limited planet cannot thrive without a new level of thinking, planning, and investing. Right now, we are missing out on crucial opportunities to improve efficiency, sustainability, and profits.

How does OnTrackNorthAmerica address this problem?

OnTrackNorthAmerica provides the forum and methodology for stakeholders to co-create smart policies, plans, and investments. Our approach advances profitable projects within integrated corridors, regions, and industrial systems. This wiki-based platform, powered by our IntelliConference® dialogue system, enables stakeholders to resolve long-standing issues and orchestrate progress—with particular focus on expanding freight rail service to key industries and transport modes. We invite you and all stakeholders across industry, government, and community to contribute to this collective intelligence. Join us in building commerce and industry that achieves long-lasting profitability, sustainability, and quality of life.

Welcome to OnTrackNorthAmerica!

Next steps for learning more


Current IntelliConferences

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern Merger IntelliConference

In-Gear Initiatives

VitalRail

Latest News

Our founder, Michael Sussman, spoke at the Ottawa, CA gathering of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North America and met with the Canadian government to discuss raising supply chain planning to the level of whole industrial systems.

See Collaborative Industrial Optimization.

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Phone: +1 215-564-3004

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