BIPE



The BIPE Networks, Transports and Logistics department

    The BIPE adopts a multimodal approach to networks, transport and logistics. In addition to their expertise in mathematical tools and cartography, our consultants use their training as economists to produce analyses and projections for the networks and the actors in transports and logistics sectors.

    With their expert knowledge of these sectors, they help managers to identify opportunities and control the risks in order to enable them to make decisions and develop strategies with full knowledge of all the relevant data.

    Our multidisciplinary approach allows us to propose solutions that take into account all possible approaches (global, systemic and inter-relations) and methodologies (projections, modelling, producing scenarios of economic equilibrium, etc..) relative to network economies.

    Our actions
    Analysis of the offer
      • Organisation of networks
      • International development
      • Role/strategy of the actors
      • Business plan

    Demand projections
      • Medium and long-term mobility needs
      • Demand behaviour and expectations
      • Traffic, structure of flows and needs in terms of capacity
      • Market segmentation
      • Generation-based analyses

    Economic and environmental regulations
      • Economic impact of public policies
      • Strategic response of the actors
      • Micro-economic simulations
      • Assessment of public policies (cost/effectiveness analyses)
      • Analysis of the regulatory framework

    Our services in the air transport sector
      • Customised assignments:
        Whether for transport operators, infrastructure managers, the regulatory authorities, financial backers or local authorities, the BIPE contributes a real expertise of the air transport sector and provides solutions for a wide range of problems:
        • Attractiveness/catchment area of an airport
        • Attractiveness/benchmarking of the catchment costs of an airport
        • Economic impact of air transport
        • Development strategies for an airport
        • Analysis of airport capacities
        • Forecasts of an airport’s traffic
        • Forward-looking studies
        • Competitive scanning
        • Analysis of the role of airline companies
        • Analysis of the strategy of companies
        • Economic impact of environmental measures
        • Analysis of systems for the allocation of a rare resource
        • Economic and environmental assessment of infrastructure projects
        • Process optimisation in air transport
        • Analysis of the regulatory framework


    Some recent studies
      • Study for the establishment of a new international airport in the far South-West. Analysis of the relevance of such an airport, construction and assessment of forward-looking scenarios, DRE Midi-Pyrénées
      • Forward-looking analysis of the market share of budget airlines over the next 5 and 10 years. Historical development and prospects of the network and fleet of budget European airlines, from current city-city markets and the constraints related to airports. Comparison between these companies and the American model, as represented notably by the company Southwest Airlines
      • Analysis of the business model of budget companies in Europe and the United States. Monographs of twenty or so budget companies throughout the world, summary of the characteristics of the low-fare business model
      • Assessment of the systems of postal licences and existing control systems. The cases of Sweden, Germany and England. Analysis of three examples of postal liberalisation in Europe and licence systems put in place, Directorate of External Relations of the Post Office
      • Forward-looking study on airports in the PACA Region with forecasts for the years 2030 and 2050. Analysis of the main trends of airline transport, evaluation of the capacities of airport sites, construction and evaluation of forward-looking scenarios, CCIs of Nice, Marseilles and Toulon
      • Observatory of port costs. Benchmarking of port costs in the main European ports on the Europe-Africa and Europe-Asia routes, in bulk or in container FCL, DTMPL
      • Assistance in defining port strategy in Europe. Analysis of the global port operators market, for a private operator
Contact :
Pierre-Yves Savidan, Associé, pierre-yves.savidan@bipe.fr