PRASA – FEASIBLE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR LOCALISATION
Presentation to UNIDO Rhythm
Working Group Meeting, 20 Oct 2010
Ingwa Sichula
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PRASA’S HOLISTIC STRATEGY
One of key drivers: Improvement of financial position
PRASA’s Holistic Strategy: Transform into a
commercially viable entity and position to become the #1
public passenger operator in high-volume corridors in
RSA by 2015 (source – PRASA Annual Report, 2009/10)
One key element of this driver: work
lean (incl. drive cost of inputs down,
efficient sourcing & procurement)
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SITUATIONAL CONTEXT –Key Stakeholders Purposeful Interplay
PRASA
Empowerment/
% BBBEE
spending
Strategic sourcing & promotion of BBBEE: % BBBEE spending at 77.2% in 2009/10 Financial Year (source PRASA
Annual Report
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INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES
Asset Development (modernisation) / Service Excellence
(Effective management)
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INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES
Rolling Stock
Vehicle Sub-systems
•Carbody
•Bogies & running gear
•Power supply
•Auxilliaries
•Propulsion
•Braking
•Interiors
•Control & communications
•Specials
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Carbody
•Body structure
•Exterior & interior aesthetics
•Couplers
•Gangways
•Window units/rubber components
•Body additions
INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES-Rolling Stock
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Bogies & Running gear
•Bogie structure
•Suspension
•Wheel (set)
•Traction link
•Bogie additions
INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES-Rolling Stock
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Propulsion and Auxiliaries
•Traction gears
•Traction motors
•Auxiliary machines
•Climate control
INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES-Rolling Stock
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INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES-Infrastructure
Crossings
Turnouts
Points/switches
Sleepers
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INHERENT LOCALISATION OPPORTUNITIES-Consultancy Services
Consultancy Services
Catalyst:
•modernisation and service excellence (incl.seamless integration of the public transport)
Areas
•Asset Life Cycle Management
•Systems
•Systems integration
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BARRIERS TO ENTRY
What barriers to entry?
• heavy engineering characteristics?
•opportunity?
•feasibility and risk appetite?
•transmicity?
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