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: International leading company in rail freight transport
SCI Verkehr supported a leading European rail freight transport company in central restructuring processes. For this purpose, SCI Verkehr developed own and analysed existing market expectations. At the same time, benchmarks regarding the entrepreneurial organisation of production and sales units were been developed. SCI Verkehr prepared, accompanied and evaluated the processes for implementing the restructuring.
Customer: Rolling stock leasing company
On behalf of a possible investor, SCI Verkehr analyses the market for locomotive leasing in Europe. Focus is on development of demand in Europe and important core countries as well as the current locomotive stock in addition to future expected orders. Results including a competitive analysis serve to derive specific market entry options.
Customer: European Railway Operator
SCI Verkehr analysed potential remarketing scenarios for a fleet of locomotives with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. In doing so, SCI Verkehr identified potential buyers for the locomotives in passenger and freight transport and derived a possible price willingness for the used vehicles.
Customer: Banking institution
On behalf of a financing bank, SCI Verkehr developed an overview of the developments and drivers of the market for rail freight transport in the UK. A special emphasis was placed on the structure and the future development of the transports and the vehicles operated.
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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: Asian industrial association
On behalf of an Asian industrial association, SCI Verkehr examines the market for drive components as well as braking systems for metro vehicles in China.
Customer: International finance group
SCI Verkehr evaluated a freight wagon fleet in the UK using a replacement cost approach (DRC). To determine the input values, SCI Verkehr investigated the market and specific assets comprehensively.
Customer: Investor
On behalf of an investor, SCI Verkehr determined the current market value of a fleet of modern freight wagons of various types. The valuation was carried out using the cost-based RC as well as the income-based DCF valuation method according to IVS 2022 and takes into account the results of a supply and demand analysis of the wagons.
Customer: Private equity investor
On behalf of a private equity investor, SCI Verkehr assesses the locomotive fleet of a large national vehicle leasing company. SCI Verkehr assesses the market as well as the competitive environment of the company and the vehicles in addition to conducting a market value appraisal of the fleet.
Customer: A North Rhine-Westphalian branch representation of the logistics industry, initiated by the state government
With the NRW.LOGISTIKINDEX, SCI Verkehr provides a quarterly evaluation of business surveys in the transport and logistics sector based on the monthly survey of the SCI/Logistikbarometer. The focus of the evaluation is on the comparison of data from the federal government and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Customer: Congress Society
Acquisition and support of exhibitors during a congress in Spain. SCI Verkehr will gather current background information on the Spanish rail transport market and prepare an up-to-date, exclusive information file for participating companies.
Customer: European Commission - Transport and Energy (DG TREN)
Based on the theoretical concept of the OSIRIS Project a couple of vital players have agreed to perform the follow up Project IRIS. IRIS composes of three demonstration Projects and an overall co-ordination. SCI Verkehr is Test Site Leader of the BeDeNl-Demonstration part and has taken over overall supervision role on the technical achievements of the two other demonstrators as well. The idea of the Demonstrators and in particular the BeDeNl demonstrator is to show the impact and potential of intermodal rail services on short and medium distances in the hinterland of the Port of Zeebrugge in relation to regions Aachen-Düren and Düsseldorf. For that reason a demonstration train has been operated exploiting the potential of regional railways
Customer: Test organisation
On behalf of a company, which inspects rolling stock, SCI Verkehr analyses the demand for tests and examinations as well as the current competitive situation. Foci of the project include type tests, approval procedures as well as commissioning tests in test centres.
Customer: Logistics Group
On the basis of its own preliminary studies, SCI Verkehr, together with partners, is supporting a globally active logistics group in the development of its own rail strategy. The activities take place within the framework of the implementation of the group's CO2 targets. Internal quantities are analysed and concrete strategic approaches to shifting are developed.
Customer: Leasing company
SCI Verkehr has determined maintenance costs for passenger coaches as input for a business plan for a young leasing company. For this purpose, the life cycle costs for different wagon types and operating scenarios were calculated.
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: Railway company
SCI Verkehr supported the railway company in the strategic and operational preparation of a bid for transport services in northern Germany. The objective was to submit an attractive, innovative and reasonably priced bid for rail services. SCI Verkehr performed the conceptual and technical planning, the editorial preparation and operational and organisational support.
Customer: Global player in the food industry
Changes in the client?s product and packaging mix led to an open discussion about the site structure in both production and logistics. Not only the future scale and location of the sites were up for discussion, but also the issue of the function of individual areas of production and logistics. SCI Verkehr hosted the dialogue between the employees and employer on these matters and incorporated its experience in supporting site changes into the discussion process.