Legacy Challenges
Vendigital’s transportation & infrastructure consultants have a successful track record of partnering with organisations within the rail and bus industries, vehicle operators and original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) in the UK and Mainland Europe, as well as the infrastructure operators and construction supply chains across rail, roads and aviation. Given the continuous pressures the industry faces including increased demand, changing consumer preferences, and compliance to tightening environmental standards, retaining profitability and stable growth can be particularly challenging. Clients in this space are often faced with the need to reduce costs, release cash tied up in capital, achieve challenging programme outcomes and deliver complex projects, and invest in new technological advances – all while maintaining a safe and stable service.
Our transportation & infrastructure consultants approach these challenges by performing deep assessments across a number of benchmarked industry-specific areas to identify insights and opportunities. Through a blended team of engineers, procurement and supply chain professionals, cost engineers, project improvement and lean experts, and consultants, Vendigital identifies a number of cost, project and operating strategy levers to best drive sustainable profitability and performance. These can present themselves through OEM and construction supply chain negotiations, identification of new technologies and more productive ways of working, working capital improvements, setting-up programmes for success, delivering projects better and faster, optimisation of rolling stock, and improving product and project lifecycle costs.
Using data analytics tools and leveraging our in-house transportation & infrastructure consultant team, Vendigital will identify technical, commercial and project opportunities ranging from quick wins to transformative solutions. We particularly understand that clients operating in this space can be constrained by functional bottlenecks and legacy ways of working. By engaging with both stakeholders and suppliers across organisations, our consultants effectively prioritise opportunities that will produce the most value to a business, at pace.
Vendigital is a proud member of the Rail Industry Association and Confederation of Passenger Transport UK
The rail industry continues to face number of challenges, from digitalisation to changes in the franchise model and ticketing, which have impacted on how providers operate and make a profit. The arrival of Covid-19 and the decrease in passenger numbers has only made this situation more difficult.
At Vendigital we’ve created a simple to use tool that helps the rail industry understand the financial impact and the level of capacity trains will need to reach before a profit can be made.
Transportation & Infrastructure Insights
Vendigital has hired an experienced Director to help drive growth and further strengthen its work across Transportation and Infrastructure.
With passenger numbers across UK rail networks still significantly below pre-pandemic levels, some bold changes are urgently required to increase usage of services and restore revenues.
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