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: Bank
In the context of the acquisition of a large international rolling stock portfolio, SCI Verkehr supports a potential bidder in evaluating the portfolio and with regards to assessing potentials and risks of the transaction. For this purpose, documents taken from the data room were evaluated and worldwide vehicle markets were analysed.
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For a leasing company, SCI Verkehr prepared a benchmark analysis of the major competitors in the market. The basis for the analysis was companies' freely accessible KPIs.
Customer: Asian rail technology company
On behalf of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, SCI Verkehr organises meetings with European rail technology companies. The objective is to identify common business fields and to discuss co-operation potentials.
Customer: Railway industry association in northern France
Presentation of the current market volumes and main development trends in the worldwide market for railway-related products.
Customer: Catenary construction company
SCI Verkehr analysed the market for substations in a European country for a catenary construction company. In addition to the market volumes, the study included an analysis of the competitive landscape and the barriers to market entry.
Customer: Consultancy company
On behalf of a consulting company, SCI Verkehr analysed the future development of the installed fleet and the maintenance market of diesel multiple units (DMU) and diesel locomotives in Germany. The data was generated from the SCI/DATABASE and made available in comprehensive tables.
Customer: Railway operator
SCI Verkehr calculated the fair value of a diesel multiple unit (DMU) on behalf of a transport operator. The value was determined using the cost approach for tangible assets (DRC method). For this purpose, a benchmark was carried out to determine a current replacement value and an analysis of market potential for DMU.
Customer: Leasing company
On behalf of a leasing company, SCI Verkehr evaluated the market environment 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. Both a cost-based and an income-based valuation following international standards completed the analysis.
Customer: Financial services company
Since vehicles themselves can serve as assets in the financing of railway vehicles, thus making favourable financing options possible, ascertaining their economic value is extremely important. SCI Verkehr examined the worldwide market for rolling stock in order to determine the benefits, territorial possibilities, and costs related to recycling used railway vehicles. Rail-mounted vehicles of different categories were put to a general LCC/RAM analysis, added by verifying well-known used vehicle transactions. The results were based both on the evaluation of secondary sources and interviews with experts. The study?s objective was a standardized evaluation for assets.
Customer: Consortium of local communities
On behalf of the lower-saxon counties in the Hamburg metropolitan area, SCI Verkehr and Planquadrat Dortmund developes recommendations for the development of logistics sites and summarises the results as a code of practice for subsequent projects.
Customer: Company for economic development
SCI Verkehr investigated a former industrial site?s suitability as a logistics site. In order to support the political and planning discussion concerning this site, SCI Verkehr compiled settlement scenarios for the various industries in which ideal types of logistics centres were modelled for the respective industries. The parameters of the models were the size of the plant, lorry transport, car transport and the number of workplaces. In addition, on the basis of the scenarios, constraints in the surrounding transport network were identified and a proposal made for optimising access to the site.
Customer: Logistic company
The European liberalisation of railway traffic allows the utilisation of the infrastructure by private railway transportation enterprises also across national borders. However, as opposed to the state railways, the regional railways cannot make use of the simplified common shipping procedure but are subject to the regulating procedures of the common / community shipping procedure. With this report a recommendation was developed for procedural management under the existing conditions.
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SCI Verkehr carried out an investment and profitability calculation for a service provider operating in the rail sector. This related to an investment in track and hall infrastructure as well as railroad engineering equipment. The profitability analysis was carried out for the investment and operation over 30 years.
Customer: maintenance specialist
Definitions of the optimal location and performance for a vehicle workshop in western North Rhine Westphalia.
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: Private sector
SCI Verkehr is considering possible optimisation potentials in rail vehicle maintenance on behalf of a railway transport company. The focus of the project is on improving the employment of human resources. This is to be achieved by, among other things, increasing the vertical range of manufacturing, "make or buy" decisions and extending the existing range of activities of the staff. In addition, the expansion of the company?s activities is also analysed, for example, through the implementation of a vehicle leasing or rental business and its effects on employment.
Customer: Midsized producer in the food industry
A midsized company in the food industry had to generate significant savings in the production processes in order to remain competitive in the market. SCI Verkehr identified saving potential in production and hosted the subsequent dialogue between the works council and management.