SCI Verkehr is a medium-sized, sustainability-oriented consultancy focussing on strategic issues in the international rail and logistics business. We support our business partners in optimising their processes and evaluating their assets. We help to analyse markets and develop sustainable and tailor-made strategies for the future. This includes, among other things: Accompanying M&A activities, realising climate targets, optimising the portfolio or existing processes, and opening up new markets and business areas.
Customer: Global player in the food industry
The works committee and logistics management of a global player in the food industry intended to initiate an open dialogue about the future optimisation of logistical processes with external support. By conducting talks with both sides, SCI Verkehr prepared the dialogue, hosted the meetings of a joint working group and provided specialist input with the aim of developing a common perception of the logistical future of the company.
Customer: Investor
SCI Verkehr supported an internationally active institutional investor in the business valuation of a European freight car leasing company. Inputs for the business plan were provided and validated and the valuation model is built together with an external valuer.
Customer: Internationally leading rail freight company
A leading company in the European rail freight market has executed an extensive project for strategic repositioning, reorganisation and process setup with the help of SCI Verkehr. SCI Verkehr provided support in the areas of project management as well as with specific projects. For this, market and competition expectations were reviewed and benchmarks for the positioning of production- and sales-related units were developed. SCI Verkehr prepared, monitored and evaluated the successful implementation.
Customer: Industry
Under a study, SCI Verkehr analyses the market for control and signalling equipment in Poland. The study contains a comparison of the suppliers of components and systems, discusses product and price developments and trends and differences in the provisioning processes of the Polish railways PKP and the other railway infrastructure companies.
Customer: Supplier
On behalf of a supplier group in the rail vehicle industry, SCI Verkehr has prepared market data for strategic business segment planning on a yearly basis. This encompasses the differentiation and analysis of market volumes and underlying drivers based on vehicle segments as well as world market regions.
Customer: Strategic investor
SCI Verkehr supports an investor in the preparation of a CDD on an investment opportunity in an alternative propulsion technology for rail vehicles. Specific target markets are analysed, procurement criteria of the end customers are evaluated and the business plan is assessed and adapted together with the client.
Customer: International leasing company
On behalf of an international leasing company, SCI Verkehr evaluates the possible reuse of double-deck coaches in local rail transport in Germany and other European countries. This project includes an in-depth analysis of potential local rail transport tenders as well as the transport authorities? specific requirements in terms of operating used vehicles in future transport tenders.
Customer: Rail vehicle financier
SCI Verkehr has developed a valuation model for a leading European rail vehicle financier that takes into account various vehicle performance parameters. This model is adapted to market conditions and input parameters are updated on a regular basis.
Customer: Credit institute
On behalf of a financier, SCI Verkehr conducts a short assessment of innovative freight wagons. Focus of assessment according to the DRC method is put on the deployment concept and possible reutilisation of the wagons
Customer: Cluster management of a German region
Regional management NordHessen GmbH tasked SCI Verkehr with developing a study regarding the further development of its own cluster work. Statistical data (sales and as job market data) as well as the local companies in the mobility industry are included in this. The client expects to be able to draw conclusions regarding their own work from the study.
Customer: Financial institution
SCI Verkehr developed a cash flow model for a financial institution for a European leasing company. The model calculates the companys expected profits until 2030 under market-realistic assumptions. It also calculates ratios such as loan-to-value and debt service coverage ratio based on a valuation of the fleet.
Customer: Medium-sized forwarding company
A medium-sized forwarding company is planning to extend its existing railways siding and to improve it by setting up a handling hall. In order to construct these facilities, the company will seek governmental subsidies from the sidings track support programme of the Federal Republic of Germany. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to take a leading part in supporting the company´s application.
Customer: Logistics company
SCI Verkehr supports an automobile manufacturer in preparing a rail transport concept for two plants in different European countries. The final results include a business plan, route analysis, rolling stock recommendations, selection of rail freight operators, feasibility of creating an own operator, and an overview of loading and unloading processes.
Customer: Leading European freight railway
The commissioning railway company active in European rail freight transport is in an economically strained situation with clearly decreasing market shares, declining transport services and unsatisfactory performance. Defined objectives of the company are to increase production stability, reorganise operations of sales and production as well as increasing productivity and economic improvement of selected areas of operation. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to monitor and accompany the process as expert consultant.
Customer: Stadtwerke Schwerin / Mecklenburgbahn GmbH
Analysis of tender invitation, specification of performance profile and offer support for the public tender for several routes of the rail-bound passenger short-distance transport of the State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern within the scope of the regionalisation of the RPST; Start-up of operation of the Mecklenburg railways based on the 1st offer scheduled for June 2001.
Customer: Global player in the rail industry
The Rotterdam - Genoa axis is going to be developed into the first major European corridor to use ETCS/ERTMS. SCI Verkehr assisted a leading industrial company in developing the research project for testing ETCS/ERTMS. We analysed the assistance criteria and evaluated them for the concrete project concept, we identified and brought in project partners, compiled the necessary application documents and accompanying documents in cooperation with the client and ensured communication with funding institutions.