Yves Sagaert
Professor
VIVES University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
About
Yves R. Sagaert is head of the research group of Predictive AI and Digital Shift at VIVES University of Applied Sciences in Belgium and director of Belgium’s Forecasting Society, BELFORS. He is a researcher at KU Leuven and an Adjunct Professor at the IÉSEG School of Management in Lille (France). He strives to integrate business forecasting with real-world decisions and constraints, bringing forecast models closer to their cost impact. His research focuses on incorporating market intelligence in demand forecasting through leading indicators and the effects on supply chain management, and especially on the presence of limited historical business data. His expertise lies in supply chain management, leading indicators, business forecasting, inventory, variable selection, and shrinkage methods.