Strategic business consulting for the railway and logistics industry

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.

Strategic Management Consultancy Examples

Strategic consulting for a leasing company

Customer: Leasing company

SCI Verkehr provided strategic advice to a leasing company on the expansion of its portfolio. For this purpose, various assets and markets were evaluated. In addition to analysing the strengths and weaknesses of potential locomotive types, supply and demand were assessed in various European markets. For this purpose, SCI Verkehr also spoke with potential customers of the leasing company.

Development steel logistics centre

Customer: Leading railway transport company

A leading railway company in Europe is planning to build a steel logistics centre in Germany. In a preliminary study, SCI Verkehr will develop key aspects and will identify customers and markets for this centre.

Market potential analysis rolling stock leasing

Customer: Leasing company

On behalf of a leasing company, SCI Verkehr analyses different market potentials for expanding the business in rolling stock leasing. Based on market-analytic assessment of different country markets, strategic recommendations are given with regards to the market entry of new segments.

Market Analyses Examples

Market analysis platform screen doors

Customer: Component manufacturer

On behalf of an Asian component manufacturer SCI Verkehr analyses the worldwide market for platform screen doors. Volumes and potentials of new as well as after-sales business are identified within the next five years.

Analysis of selected after-sales markets

Customer: International maintenance company

On behalf of a leading provider of maintenance and repair services, SCI Verkehr examines the after-sales market for locomotives in selected countries. For this purpose, SCI Verkehr analyses the current market volume, its development as well as the competitive situation in the respective markets. The objective is to identify potential markets for further internationalisation of the company.

Redeployment analysis electric locomotives

Customer: Rolling stock leasing company

SCI Verkehr appointed by an international rolling stock lessor to analyse potential remarketing opportunities for electric multi-system locomotives in the domestic and international markets. The analysis included modernisation activities  and ETCS equipment.

Asset Valuations Examples

Evaluation of a track-laying machine

Customer: Financier for rail vehicles

SCI Verkehr supported a financier of rail vehicles in the evaluation of a modern track maintenance machine. SCI Verkehr has been available as an expert in the context of interviews.

Appraisal of used regional Electric Multiple Units

Customer: Railway transport company

On behalf of a transport company, SCI Verkehr appraised the current replacement value of used Electric Multiple Units currently in operation in the German regional rail transport. The depreciation is was carried out by means of the Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) method and is integrated into the company´s accounting.

Asset value analysis of an insolvent railway transport company

Customer: Financial services company

Analysis of the asset values of an insolvent railway transport company by evaluating sales opportunities for used locomotives and wagons in Germany and abroad as well as their technical stable value for estimating the market value in the event of reuse.

Public Consulting Examples

Quality standards in regional passenger transport

Customer: Transport association

SCI Verkehr supported a transport association in the development of a guideline for quality standards in public transport. For this purpose, legal requirements, local transport plans and other literature sources were evaluated. In addition, SCI Verkehr worked with the transport association to develop an attractive, public presentation of the quality standards.

Logistics employees in the Ulm and Westschwaben regions

Customer: Ulm Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Examining the development of employment in logistics in the Ulm and Westschwaben region with a comparison over five years. SCI Verkehr is examining both the development of employment in the core sector of the logistics industry (transport/transhipment/warehousing) and also the development of employment in other industrial and commercial companies with logistical activities.

Profitability Analyses Examples

Market value analysis freight wagons

Customer: Freight wagon manufacturer

SCI Verkehr advised a manufacturer of innovative freight wagons on the acquisition of financing models with the analysis of potential market value trends.

Market value analysis freight wagons

Customer: Freight wagon manufacturer

SCI Verkehr advises a manufacturer of innovative freight wagons on the acquisition of financing models with the analysis of potential market value trends.

Process optimisations Examples

Circle Line / Public-Private-Partnership in public rail transport

Customer: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr AöR (Transportation authority)

"Circle Line" is the first rail transport project in Germany to be realised primarily as a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). In a consortium comprising DEPFA BANK, the law firm Kapellmann und Partner and the engineering office Vössing GmbH, SCI Verkehr is subjecting the plans to a "PPP suitability test" and preparing the realisation of the first construction phase up to the tendering procedure. SCI Verkehr is carrying out the project management and market research as well as addressing potential interested parties.