D.A. van der Laan

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School of Business and Economics, Econometrics and Operations Research

E-maild.a.vander.laan@vu.nl

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Dinard van der Laan is associate professor at the department of Econometrics and OR at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He obtained his PhD at Leiden University in 2003.

Research

Main research topics:

Dynamic Programming
Markov Decision Processes
Optimization of Queueing Networks
Dynamic Pricing

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Servers Engineering & Materials Science

Routing Mathematics

Server Mathematics

Queue Mathematics

Waiting Time Mathematics

Decision Rules Mathematics

Parallel Queues Mathematics

Secretary Problem Mathematics

Research Output 2004 2018

10 Article
6 Working paper

Assigning multiple job types to parallel specialized servers

van der Laan, D. 17 May 2018 In : Discrete Event Dynamic Systems. 37 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Servers

Server

Decision Rules

Assignment Problem

Optimization

Assigning Multiple Job Types to Parallel Specialized Servers

van der Laan, D. A. 2015 Amsterdam: Tinbergen Institute, 35 p.(TI Discussion Paper; no. 15-102/III)

Research output: Working paper

Optimal balanced control for call centers

Bhulai, S., Yuan, T., Heidergott, B. F. & van der Laan, D. A. 2012 In : Annals of Operations Research. 201, 1, p. 39-62

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Call centres

Mixed strategy

Control strategy

Optimal control

Assignment

Approximate results for a generalized secretary problem

Dietz, C., van der Laan, D. A. & Ridder, A. A. N. 2011 In : Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences. 25, 2, p. 157-169

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Secretary Problem

Backward Induction

Optimal Policy

Person

Approximation

Endogenous entry in lowest-unique sealed-bid auctions

Houba, H. E. D., van der Laan, D. A. & Veldhuizen, D. 2011 In : Theory and Decision. 71, 2, p. 269-295

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

File

Hawks

auction

Costs and Cost Analysis

Costs

simulation