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Peter Ullrich is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Industrial Goods, Global Advantage, and Strategy practices. He is also a member of the Center for Digital in Transportation.

Since joining BCG in 2007, Peter has worked with a wide range of major corporations in Europe and beyond, covering industries such as engineered products and machinery, transportation and logistics, infrastructure, energy, and private equity. His client engagements have included projects in strategy development, performance improvement and transformation, and reorganization.

Peter’s has helped numerous organizations on their global expansion journeys, and to understand and capture the potential of digital for their business.

Before joining BCG, Peter was a vice president of strategy at Siemens.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • Diplom-Kaufmann, business administration, University of Munich
  • PhD and Master, philosophy, University of Munich

Publications and Videos

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Total Cost of Ownership Puts Rail Procurement on the Right Track

When buying rolling stock, rail operators should consider the full range of life-cycle costs—including maintenance, energy, and administrative expenses.
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Next Stop: Making Better Use of Rail Infrastructure

Demand for rail capacity is growing. Infrastructure managers need to get more out of existing assets in the near term by using them more effectively.
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A State-of-the-Art Supply Chain for Spare Parts in Rail

By applying digital tools and promoting functional excellence, operators can reduce maintenance time, enhance train availability, and cut costs.
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How Europeans Expect to Travel—and How Transportation Providers Can Respond

Airlines, rail operators, and car manufacturers must be ready for consumers’ changing travel preferences. Here’s what they should focus on in the years ahead.
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Digital Maintenance Can Unlock Growth in Rail

These technologies promise to slash expenses, improve reliability, and increase the utilization of capital-intensive rolling stock.
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Why the Future of Rail Operations Is Digital

Digitization is poised to transform rail transportation. To remain competitive, operators must get onboard.
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Competing for the Future

A new breed of companies, the champions, are making inroads.
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Meet the New Challengers

Despite economic turmoil in emerging markets, the latest global challengers have maintained both their growth rates and their profit margins. Meet the new global challengers in 2016.
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How Challengers Have Achieved Global Leadership

The five secrets to their success.
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Global Leaders, Challengers, and Champions

The economies of emerging markets may have paused, but their strongest companies have not. The global challengers are doing just fine.
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Transformation in Emerging Markets

Many multinationals need to undertake a fundamental transformation in emerging markets. By starting with one local operation, they can develop a robust methodology for subsequent rollouts.
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How the Global Chemical Industry Has Become a Battle of Equals

The balance of power has shifted in the chemical industry, with several emerging-market companies overtaking well-established multinationals as global leaders.
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