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Updated July 25, 2003.
Dr.
Michael Haughton
 
Professor Haughton has
done work at Penn State University, Carlton University, the University of
British Columbia, and the great Wilfrid Laurier University. He has helped
translate Jamaican English for a novel, he has worked in the field of economics,
and he currently focuses on the field of logistics. He is teaching Management
Information Systems to fourth year students at WLU, while maintaining ongoing
research on the optimisation of vehicle routing for delivery companies.
Quotes and Work
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| The Importance of Economic Research |
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Viewing economics
from the perspective of macro-economic policies is one way of
understanding the importance of economic research. As the name implies,
macro-economic polices are designed to have widespread impacts, even
beyond the national borders within which they are implemented. The
widespread nature of the impacts means that the choice and
implementation of these policies cannot be treated trivially; policy
makers cannot confidently implement a policy if they are uncertain
whether it will yield improved rather than diminished economic welfare.
Sound economic research provides the sort of information that can help
to reduce the uncertainty. The absence of such research leads to
uninformed economic policies, which at best are gambles with the welfare
of numerous individuals, and at worse, are prescriptions for economic
ruin.
Dr.
Michael Haughton
BSc. Econ Class of '86
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Optimal deliveries.
How does a delivery company optimize its vehicle routing in the face of
fluctuating customer demands? There are no simple answers to this potentially
costly issue, says Wilfrid Laurier University professor Dr. Michael Haughton.
Seemingly no-brainer solutions such as reorganizing routes on a daily basis can
in fact create greater inefficiency. His research is using simulations to study
the topic, particularly from the point of customer satisfaction.
$15,350 a year, for four years.
Novel Translation: Professor
Haughton also did some translation work for Perverzion, by Author Yuri
Andrukhovych.
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Phone: (519) 884-1970 x 6205
E-mail: mhaughto@wlu.ca |
