Dr. Dennis Prak

Research Interests

  • Inventory Control
  • Demand Forecasting
  • Machine Learning

Academic Career and Positions held to date

  • 09/2019 - 08/2020: Postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, TU Munich, Germany
  • 09/2015 - 08/2019: PhD candidate at the Department of Operations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 11/2019 - 04-2019: Visiting researcher at the Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, TU Munich, Germany
  • 09/2014 - 08/2015: Academic researcher at the Department of Operations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 09/2010 - 05/2014: Student Assistant at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Academic Education

  • 2019: Ph.D. "Practice-inspired contributions to inventory theory", Department of Operations, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 2014: M.Sc. Econometrics, Operations Research, and Actuarial Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 2014: Research M.Sc. in Economics and Business, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
  • 2012: B.Sc. Econometrics and Operations Research, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Publications

  • Prak, D., & Teunter, R. (2019). A general method for addressing forecasting uncertainty in inventory models. International Journal of Forecasting, 35(1), 224-238.
  • Prak, D., Teunter, R., & Syntetos, A. (2017). On the calculation of safety stocks when demand is forecasted. European Journal of Operational Research, 256(2), 454-461.
  • Prak, D., Saccani, N., Syntetos, A., Teunter, R., & Visintin, F. (2017). The Repair Kit Problem with positive replenishment lead times and fixed ordering costs. European Journal of Operational Research, 261(3), 893-902.
  • Wansbeek, T. & Prak, D. (2017), LIML in the static linear panel data model, Econometric Reviews 36 (1-3), 385-395.
  • Prak, D., Teunter, R., & Riezebos, J. (2015). Periodic review and continuous ordering. European Journal of Operational Research, 242(3), 820-827.
  • de Vos, P., C. Hanck, M. Neisingh, D. Prak, H. Groen, & Faas, M. (2015), Weight gain in freshman college students and perceived health, Preventive Medicine Reports 2 (1), 229-234.

A full CV can be found here.