markets . “ It ’ s 98 % historically and we actually haven ’ t lost a customer since 2015 ,” he says . “ That ’ s a testament to us being able to work through challenges in projects thanks to the continuous integration we offer throughout the process .” It ’ s a process that has Ivalua ’ s innovative technology difference at its heart . Founder and CEO David Khuat-Duy stresses the importance of its single cloud-based platform and a user-friendly interface which he states is “ at the best level on the market ”, making it a powerful tool for flexibility and configurability of everything from supplier management to strategy and analytics . “ Nothing is impossible with our workflow engine ,” maintains Khuat-Duy . Large corporations like EDF and BNP Paribas take advantage of integrated services between the Ivalua Platform and Ivalua Cloud , helping them improve working capital management and drive innovation .
A unique feature and advantage of Ivalua ’ s suite is that its entire platform was natively developed with a completely unified data model , perfect for procurement . “ Integration for us is something we ’ ve maintained from day one , it ’ s seamless ,” maintains Saric . “ That means if a customer makes a change on one part of the platform , someone else can see that immediately in real time .”
It ’ s taken over a decade of development for Ivalua to reach this stage with an offering that clients like Gap , Whirlpool and Michelin could not practically emulate in-house , he stresses . “ To develop suites that meet the complex requirements of big organisations … there ’ s so why Ivalua versus someone else ? Ultimately , it comes down to our empowering approach ,” emphasises Saric .
“ We give customers the benefits of SAS ( spend analytics
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