What are Vekia’s activities?

Vekia designs software for predictive management that significantly improve business efficiency in the fields of trade and distribution:

- Reduction of customers’ checkout waiting and of workforce costs thanks to an optimized workforce planning.

- Increased product availability and lower storage costs thanks to an optimized management of the purchase / implementation / supply chain.

- Engineering services in IT and statistics wit high added-value: software development and consulting in forecasting, data mining and planning.

Who are the Vekia’s customers?

Vekia clients include major accounts of the French food retail and many specialized distribution.For instance at Auchan, the 39% improvement given by Affluencia on the forecasting quality would allow a 1 to 3% productivity gain on the beltline.
Another example, Provisia is currently used to manage the product line inventory in a large specialized distribution brand board. The Provisia contribution is a reliable and automated implantation process by ensuring a very low number of unsold goods.

What the underlying magic of Vekia is ? 

Our approach is based on two pillars: business approach and technological innovation. Indeed, our solutions are designed in close cooperation with the operational business managers of distribution. Our aim is clear: to serve the business first. In most cases, analysis of business requirements pose real and technical challenges: cutting sales forecasting, efficient staff planning, client profile analysis with the Data Bases of over 1M entries ... To provide the most appropriate response to these needs, Vekia annually invests more than 20% of its turnover in R&D. This R&D is carried out in close collaboration with the most prestigious research institutes in Europe including CNRS and INRIA Northern Europe.

Who is supporting Vekia ?

The relevance of the project Vekia, its innovating program and its contribution to develop the North French economy have been recognized with numerous awards including: winner at OSEO-Anvar 2008 contest for a creative and innovative company, Total foundation for the Regional Development, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lille metropolis, networks Entreprendre (Undertake) ...