Executive Rail Radar - The European rail industry - Roland Berger

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The survey yields key topics on rail executives' agendas for 2013and details selected broader industry issuesAGENDA 2013> Topics at the top of railexecutives' agendasin 2013> Key changes versusprevious surveyInnovationFlexibility, efficiencyProfitability, stabilityGrowth and expansionAssetmanagementHR managementQualityFinancingSELECTED KEYISSUES IN FOCUS> Detailing of selectedbroader industry issues:– Planning process– EU rail legislation– Financing– HomologationPlanning processesEU legislationPublic privatepartnershipsHomologation, TSIProximity of topics to the center indicates importance4
Executive summary (1/2)COMPANY'S AGENDASIN 2013COMPLEXITY INCORPORATE PLANNINGRECENTDEVELOPMENTS IN(DE)REGULATION> Profitability and financial stability remain at the top of rail executives' agendas thisyear, financing and asset management are subsequent priorities – All of these topicsbecame even more important since the previous survey conducted in 2011> Quality enhancement lost importance since 2011, but is still high on the agenda> Innovation and HR management grew strongly in importance> Cost cutting/efficiency programs will be continued, extended or newly set up in 2013> The importance of planning is showing a tendency to rise, while a broader scope andshort-term nature are increasing planning complexity> Budgeting is considered as being the most complex planning process> To reduce planning complexity, rail companies avoid details, rely on past experienceand reduce output parameters and forecasting periods> The recast of the first railway package is viewed very critically by rail executives –More than 40% even expect adverse effects, considering it too regulated> All individual key rules of the recast are supported by (often far) less than 30%> Although rail executives support the stricter control of track access charges ingeneral, they are opposed to the recast's infrastructure charging rules> In 2013, railways will keep up intensive interaction with EU officials on the futuredevelopment of EU rail legislation5
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Page 7 and 8: TOPICSa. COMPANIES' AGENDAS IN 2013
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