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: Municipal transport operator
A municipal transport operator had developed several models for an integrated management of all kinds of public infrastructure administered by the city, resulting in either one single or several single-handed companies. In cooperation with another consultancy, SCI Verkehr GmbH assessed the respective implications in the fields of profitability, taxes/legislation, competition, quality of service (esp. public transport and supply of electricity), organisation and corporate ownership. All implications were appraised and a discrete proposal was submitted.
Customer: Provider of products and services within the infrastructure segment
On behalf of a provider of products and services within the infrastructure segment, SCI Verkehr analyses existing market potentials outside its domestic market. The possibility of a market entry with services by founding a subsidiary and by means of a buy and build strategy is examined.
Customer: Public Company
Supporting management in implementing a mobility cluster in Northern Hesse. Expert consultation for the cluster manager and concept preparation of company forums and specialist events in the field of rail industry and logistics. Development of projects and strategic initiatives.
Customer: European rail freight operator
SCI Verkehr analyses customer requirements for a large rail freight operator in Europe with focus on the shift of goods transport to rail. Besides customer requirements, SCI Verkehr analysis two other aspects that are crucial for the company’s strategy, namely the market development and the potential for innovations. For the market development analysis, SCI Verkehr considers especially new market conditions and developments that arose through the covid-19 pandemic.
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SCI Verkehr supported a financial investor in conducting commercial due diligence (CDD) in the railway infrastructure sector. A full CDD report was prepared. Special attention was paid to individual European focus countries.
Customer: Investor
SCI was commissioned by an investor to prepare a list of companies leasing freight wagons in continental Europe which serves the investor’s strategic orientation.
Customer: Regional passenger transport operator
SCI Verkehr evaluated a fleet of double-deck electric railcars on behalf of an operator in regional passenger transport. The replacement cost (RC) method based on the IVS 2020 standard was applied.
Customer: Infrastructure investment fond
SCI appraised a locomotive portfolio and delivered a description of the market with a focus on international transport.
Customer: International vehicle financier
On behalf of a vehicle financier, SCI Verkehr determined the current value of a fleet of modern freight wagons. In addition to open wagons, the portfolio includes tank and flat wagons. The valuation was carried out using the cost-based RC as well as the income-based DCF valuation method and takes into account the results of a supply and demand analysis of the individual freight wagon types.
Customer: Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Mittelstand, Energie und Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Ministry for Economy and Small Business, Energy and Traffic of State North Rhine-Westphalia)
Technical concept, organisation, acquisition of sponsors and exhibitors, forum and congress program, acquisition of speakers, excursion program. Preparation and execution of events, VIP care, taking care of speakers, special events, attendance to companies and joint stand of Landesinitiative Bahntechnik NRW (State Initiative Railway Engineering NRW).
Customer: Projekt Ruhr GmbH
The Logistics Competence Atlas for the Ruhr district clearly presents all logistics competences in the field of logistics for the Ruhr district. The atlas compiled by SCI Verkehr was presented for the first time in the summer of 2004. In May 2005, SCI updated the atlas which is being used as an instrument for site marketing. Projekt Ruhr is thereby in a position to present possible investors with an updated overview concerning the logistics site North Rhine-Westphalia in events planned for 2005 (e.g. Munich Transport Logistics).
Customer: Operator
Checking the plausibility of a plan to reduce capacity and close sites for heavy maintenance. Preparing recommendations for the next steps with the objective of maintaining as many competitive jobs in the maintenance plants as possible.
Customer: Commercial company
An important German commercial company gradually bundled its storage structures (five locations) into one central company unit. Within the course of the integration of the fourth location into the new structures, administrative and logistical processes had to be standardised and prepared for a later ISO certification. SCI Verkehr has organised an operational excellence process with management, local managers and staff to develop the best possible solution for the organisation. In this process new standardised procedures have been developed, documented and then introduced as compulsory. SCI Verkehr has overseen the implementation of the new working methods at several locations on-site.
Customer: Global player in the food industry
A central production and logistics site of our client showed ongoing logistical deficits: long waiting and processing times for lorries and out-of stock situations affected the performance of the site. At the same time, the client intended to integrate a smaller site from the local area, in order to raise the performance of the site concerned. SCI Verkehr was commissioned by the company management to analyse the main hurdles for a better performance of the site, present ways for improvement and, in cooperation with the company, implement the required measures. The main aim was to accelerate processing times. For this purpose it was necessary to remodel the logistical processes, together with staff on site. As part of an "operational excellence process", the consultancy and support from SCI Verkehr largely aimed towards activating employee expertise at the site. In this way, the upcoming changes in staffing were communicated and established, enabling sustainable optimisation of processes.
Customer: Industrial company
In the context of European production location integration into the worldwide logistics concept, storage and transport processes are adapted; benchmarking of service providers.