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:
A global player in the beverage industry is planning to restructure its IT and support departments and subsequently establish them in Europe. SCI Verkehr was commissioned to review and further develop this strategy, and to accompany the negotiations with the employee representatives.
Customer: Management consultancy
SCI supports a project partner with regards to specific questions in the context of a commercial due diligence on behalf of a financial investor. The target is a company globally active in passenger information technology.
Customer: European leasing company
SCI Verkehr supported a leasing company operating all across Europe in the reuse of their own regional rail vehicle fleet. For this, suitable sub-networks were identified and analysed. The vehicle requirements of the transport contracts in question were assessed with regard to their technical feasibility and the resulting investments. Additionally, the valuation criteria for the operation of used vehicles were analysed. SCI Verkehr provided additional support in consulting with regional rail transport authorities.
Customer:
On behalf of a European construction services company, SCI Verkehr prepared a market analysis and company overview for the areas of railway electrification and track construction.
Customer: Building company
Preparation of a sales promotional market study for ascertainment of short-, medium, and long-term building projects of railway traffic and infrastructure enterprises with the exception of DB Netz AG in Germany. Evaluation of the most important trends, market volumes, and demand behaviour of NE railways.
Customer: International consultancy company
For an analysis of international rail freight transport in leading global markets, SCI Verkehr analysed the fleets and procurements of freight wagons. The forecast, differentiated by types of freight wagon, provides the client with an outlook of the likely development of demand for freight wagons and their fleets in 2012.
Customer: Financial service provider
Assessment of the potential risks a financial service provider is running in connection with the sale and financing of second-hand goods train locomotives to a Polish railway transport company. Determining the stability of the market value and required additional costs (registration, modernization, etc.) for the continued use of the second-hand vehicles in other areas.
Customer: International financing company
On behalf of an international financing company, SCI Verkehr has conducted an asset valuation of electric multiple units EMU, to be operated in Czech regional rail under PSO by a private operator. The market valuation is based on the SCI Database.
Customer: Refinancing credit institution
On behalf of a refinancing credit institution, SCI Verkehr carries out initial and subsequent valuations for a large portfolio consisting of passenger cars, locomotives and freight wagons in Europe and North America. The results of the calculation are internally used by the client for the assessment of credit risks.
Customer: German railway association
SCI Verkehr analysed the current structures in the core European markets for rail passenger transport as well as the medium-term and long-term megatrends. SCI Verkehr compiled detailed information on the relevant companies, their market shares and their economic development. As the main conclusion, SCI Verkehr identified possibilities for action to support the players in the co-determination process, especially with a view to describing options for safeguarding employment conditions.
Customer: Allianz pro Schiene
On behalf of Allianz pro Schiene e.V., SCI Verkehr is professionally assisting the conception and implementation of a series of workshops on the theme of "Environment and Rail Transport" in addition to the "First Environmental Comparison of Rail Transport". The range of tasks includes helping to select the speakers, support in contacting the speakers, compiling and producing the meeting documents as well as looking after the speakers and participants on site.
Customer: Public sector
On behalf of national and regional authorities, SCI Verkehr examined the new development and upgrading of a testing centre for rolling stock and infrastructure components in an EU country. This primarily involved the analysis of future test requirements and test potential as well as transferring this information into a technical/economical analysis to identify the optimum upgrade level for the current volume of funding.
Customer: European rail freight operator
SCI Verkehr is supporting a leading European freight transport company in the reorganisation of its corporate strategy. In the process, all relevant internal and external factors for all forms of production in rail freight transport are examined and subjected to a strategic review. The aim is to redesign selected areas of the company in order to achieve greater economic efficiency and resilience.
Customer: Terminal operator
An application for funding by a midsized intermodal terminal operator was rejected by the authorisation authority responsible. SCI Verkehr advised the client on all important aspects of the upcoming appeal proceedings and prepared the reasoning for the appeal. Furthermore, in order to develop a strategy with optimum chances of success, SCI Verkehr gathered additional information on the chances of success of the proceedings and on the optimum course of action by means of background discussions in political circles.
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.