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: Industry
By providing an analytical comparison of different options for action and a corresponding profitability calculation, SCI Verkehr assists an industrial company in a "Make or Buy" decision. The matter is that of a purchased part which could be purchased at lower cost if the provisioning process was optimized or should better be made "in-house".
Customer: Rail vehicle leasing company
SCI Verkehr supported a leasing company in a refinancing process and prepared a comprehensive report with a market and competition analysis for this purpose. A special focus was placed on the analysis of the marketability of the assets, taking into account new technologies and environmental guidelines.
Customer: Provider of maintenance services
In the liberalised market for maintenance services, industrial companies as well as operators are increasingly working for third parties. SCI Verkehr assisted a client in optimizing their range of maintenance services for third parties. The focus was on an analysis of the current market and competitive situation in selected European countries.
Customer: Leasing company
On behalf of a leasing company, SCI Verkehr assessed the Continental European rail freight market. The focus was on the analysis of the freight segments and the development of transport volume on European rail freight corridors.
Customer: Manufacturer of rail vehicles
On behalf of a globally active manufacturer of rail vehicles, SCI Verkehr analysed current market prices of 1,520 mm gauge electrical locomotives. For this, various performance parameters and their influence on the price were taken into account.
Customer: International supply company in the electrical industries
On behalf of a leading company in the field of energy and telecommunication equipment, SCI Verkehr compiled relevant world market data for rail vehicles and railway infrastructure.
Customer: Leasing company
For a leasing company, SCI Verkehr valued a fleet of used shunting locomotives to be included in the leasing portfolio. SCI Verkehr valued the locomotives using the income-based DCF methodology.
Customer: Refinancing bank
On behalf of a refinancing bank, SCI Verkehr outlined several fleet evaluations conducted last year in a recipient-oriented manner and reviewed essential calculation inputs to ensure that these are up-to-date. Focus was further put on a clear and comprehensible presentation of the German regional and commuter rail market for foreign investors.
Customer: Financer
SCI Verkehr creates an update of the existing collateral valuation method for rolling stock. In this context, value-over-time, market assessments and reuse probabilities at home and abroad are reviewed. In addition, an analysis of price development and leasing rates of selected reference vehicles is provided.
Customer: Verkehrsverband Westfalen-Mitte
Implementation of a market and strategy analysis for developing decisions concerning locations for logistical objects in selected industry sectors Relevant types of strategy with the solution of ideal storage and distribution strategies are identified, systemized and assessed with regard to their transport intensity. A practical impact assessment will be done by means of this analysis concerning the transport development and congestion for the logistics site in central Westphalia.
Customer: Federal Ministry of Transport
On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Transport, SCI Verkehr investigated the applicability of innovative drives for rail vehicles that run on non-electrified lines. In addition to economic efficiency, changes relevant to the environment (e.g. emission reduction) were also evaluated.
Customer: Service provider
On behalf of a client, SCI Verkehr is analysing the marketability of an innovation for rail freight transport. The product is still in the development stage - therefore the willingness to pay of potential customers and the economic viability of the development are to be checked at an early stage.
Customer: Global player in the food industry
Our client took over a site previously operated by a service provider and at the beginning of 2008 integrated it into its network of sites across Germany. This integration included major changes to the processes and the IT system which had to be adapted to the requirements of the new owner. At the same time, the production and distribution volume increased substantially, as well as production exchange with other sites. These changes led to overworking and uncertainty among staff and consequently considerable deficits in the site?s performance. Within the scope of the "operational excellence" process, SCI Verkehr led and accompanied the modelling of new logistical processes with staff and company management. The consultancy process focused on using the existing employee know-how in order to achieve a higher level of acceptance for the necessary changes and thus a sustainable improvement of performance. Following SCI Verkehr?s ?Operational Excellence Tool?, the staff were involved in reviewing the current situation and developing improved processes in accordance with a tried and tested process. In addition, the task involved coaching the logistical managers at the site and thus cementing the new structures.