The Transportation Policy Innovation Centre (TPIC) was designated as a Carleton University Research Centre in 2016. We act as an interdisciplinary centre for research, education, and consulting in public policy in transportation.
Our mandate is to support evidence-based problem-solving; the pursuit of economic, trade, and social benefits and opportunities for Canada; and innovation.
ANNOUNCEMENT
On November 5th, the Transportation Policy Innovation Centre (TPIC) hosted, with the assistance of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transportation – North America, a Critical Conversation™ event entitled “Moving Canada’s Transportation Policy into the 21st Century”. This event aimed to build industry consensus for a contemporary premise of transport policy that enables speed and throughput as a primary objective and relies on principles of system dynamics to achieve it.
Close to 30 senior executives from private sector organizations across Canada gathered in Richcraft Hall to learn about the Theory of Constraints (ToC) from Dr. Alan Barnard, a top international expert in this area. After listening to the introductory remarks of the Dean of the FPGA, Dr. Brenda O’Neill, and a call to action from the Honourable Lisa Raitt, former federal minister and current co-chair of the Coalition for a Better Future, participants applied the ToC to real-life situations affecting the performance of Canada’s supply chains.
Dr. Barnard’s presentation can be accessed here.
To access the background paper prepared for this event and the “What-we-Heard” report, visit the Reports tab on this website.
