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Revision as of 21:20, 15 April 2025
Where stakeholders in Canada, the United States, and Mexico redesign our industrial systems for sustainable life.
OnTrackNorthAmerica has launched the Continental Action Plans for Sustainable Industry (CAPSI), a transformative initiative that unites professional stakeholders in redesigning industries to achieve both economic prosperity and environmental sustainability.
At the heart of CAPSI are our Industry Action Plans (IAPs), with VitalRail serving as our pioneering initiative. VitalRail focuses on optimizing railroad infrastructure as the backbone of an integrated, balanced multimodal transportation network.
Our Collaborative Approach
CAPSI's success relies on genuine collaboration across sectors. We employ a proven inquiry-based methodology that facilitates:
- Comprehensive information gathering
- Innovative brainstorming
- Actionable decision-making among diverse stakeholder groups
Through this collaborative process, we address the fragmentation in our industrial systems—from natural resources and agriculture to production, distribution, consumption, and recycling.
Leadership Experience
OnTrackNorthAmerica brings over 30 years of infrastructure advisory expertise spanning 45 states and Canadian provinces. This extensive experience provides the foundation for our work in creating more sustainable, efficient industrial frameworks across North America.
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
- Supply chain management and logistics
- Distribution networks and transportation infrastructure
- Consumer access and utilization
- End-of-life considerations including recycling, repurposing, and disposal
The Interconnected Nature of Industry
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.
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.
What do we mean by redesign?
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..
Who are the stakeholders?
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.
How do we work together as stakeholders?
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.
What do we mean by sustainability?
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.
What is a Continental Action Plan?
"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.
