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:
SCI Verkehr supported an investment fund in the run-up to a due diligence of a rail vehicle leasing company in the analysis of the transport and infrastructure markets, rail vehicle and leasing fleet and general financial figures in the leasing business.
Customer: International electronics specialist
SCI Verkehr analysed different global markets with regard to condition vehicle surveillance systems with a special focus on Europe. The systems within the market as well as the drivers for the introduction of such technologies were analysed based on the market development up to 2014.
Customer: Infrastructure fund
On behalf of a leading investment company, SCI Verkehr compiled a market study of freight wagon leasing in Europe. This study is used for a investment decision on a pre-due diligence process by the client. Besides a market overview, current and future demand and supply of freight wagons are presented. Market competition and development of specific indicators for leasing companies, such as wagon prices, cost structure and utilization rates, are also analysed.
Customer: Industrial company
On behalf of an industrial company, SCI Verkehr analysed the market for the maintenance of wheelsets, with a focus on wheelsets for freight wagons. Both demand and supply were analysed to identify potentials for the customer.
Customer: Investment fund
On behalf of a potential investor, SCI Verkehr analyses the transport markets in Spain and the UK. Focus is put on reviewing the rail freight markets and operated freight wagons and locomotives as well as deriving specific investment potentials.
Customer: Supplier
On behalf of a supplier, SCI Verkehr analyses the aftermarket for diesel engines already installed in rolling stock. In addition to the evaluation of market potentials, special focus is put on identifying upcoming modernisation projects of vehicles.
Customer: Financing company
For the issuing of a railway fund, SCI Verkehr analysed market prices, rental rates and asset values of a potential vehicle pool for new and used diesel locomotives on behalf of an international financing company. The analysis was made with the aid of a valuation approach which combines market and technical influence factors and in doing so takes into consideration the reutilisation of the vehicles.
Customer: European leasing company
On behalf of a European leasing company, SCI Verkehr assessed the entire fleet comprising diesel and electric mainline locomotives as well as shunting locomotives and multiple units. The valuation was conducted by means of IVS 2020 (International Valuation Standards) the cost-based DRC approach and the income-based DCF approach taking into account the current market situation.
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On behalf of a leasing company, SCI Verkehr evaluated the market environment and the possible applications for dual-mode locomotives. Both flexible application possibilities due to the dual-mode drive (electric or diesel engine) and the respective application advantages of four and six-axle locomotives were examined in more detail.
Customer: Conference society
Contact to and acquisition of railway engineering companies for their participation in the international ?Modern Railways? conference in Shanghai, September 22-25, 2003.
Customer: LOG-IT Club e.V.
Since the foundation of the LOG-IT Club e.V. in November 2002, SCI Verkehr has conducted the business of the association. This includes the support of the association committees, account management, budgetary control and acceptance of new members.
Customer: Ministerium für Wirtschaft und Mittelstand, Technologie und Verkehr des Landes NRW (The Ministry for Economy and Small Business, Energy and Traffic of State North Rhine Westphalia) Current project since September 1996 ? from April 2000 under the umbrell
Based on the study "Status and Outlook for the Railway Engineering Industy in North Rhine Westphalia": servicing Landesinitiative Bahntechnik NRW in respect of concepts, technical information and operation.
Customer: Industrial company
An industrial wasteland in the centre of the Ruhr Valley is the subject of plans for new industrial and/or logistical development. With regard to marketing the areas, it has to be decided whether to keep the existing private siding and, if so, in what form. SCI Verkehr has derived a railway-related development concept based on the relevant technical, legal and economical factors. It includes various different strategies for the detailed conversion of the area needed to best meet the requirements of the (still unknown) companies wishing to locate in the area, the sequence of the development stages, costs and revenues from construction and operation and how these would be distributed between involved parties. With the aid of well-founded/backed up documents, SCI Verkehr has been able to accompany the entire decision process regarding the dismantling or keeping of the private siding.
Customer: Railway operator
SCI Verkehr supports a leading railway operator in the conceptual reorganisation of essential parts of rail freight transport. For this purpose, available concepts are reviewed and new approaches to advancing this field of business are developed and evaluated. It is aimed at achieving higher efficiency in this segment by reorganising responsibilities and processes in production and sales.
Customer: Medium-sized transport company and vehicle maintenance provider
A medium-sized transport company is looking to assess developments in the short-distance passenger transport market and their consequences for maintenance in North Rhine-Westphalia. The following targets are of paramount importance: 1) analysis and assessment of basic conditions of the short-distance passenger transport market; 2) processing market developments in the short-distance passenger transport market; 3) deduction of demand potential for maintenance work. With the available survey, SCI Verkehr GmbH is compiling the basis for these assessments in June 2006.
Customer: Global player in the beverage industry
A global player in the beverage industry is looking to optimise its logistics processes at a combined production and logistics site in Baden-Württemberg. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to re-work storage processes and logistics interfaces with other divisions such as production, distribution and sales in a collaboration with the management, works committee and employees, and to document the results afterwards.
Customer: Global player in the food industry
With the objective of realising rationalisation potential in distribution and warehousing, our client planned to consolidate three logistics sites into one central location near to production. In order to achieve this, the existing logistics site had to be restored using construction measures. SCI Verkehr as a neutral expert was involved in the decision-making process with regard to necessary investments and performed a cross checking of assumptions and calculations made. The expert's report focused on the personnel and investments required.
Customer: Rolling stock manufacturer
SCI Verkehr supported an Asian manufacturer of rolling stock in a European tram tender process. This included an analysis of the tender documents and preparatory background talks as well as the recommendation of a suitable product and project strategy.