Recently, Gaza, Beirut, Tehran and Khartoum, among other cities, were ravaged by man-made wars, and Caracas, by an earthquake; nomads in Africa's Sahel region move from Oasis to Oasis, seeking grounds to feed their flocks, often ignoring arbitrary boundaries imposed by colonialists; Lake Onondaga, in Syracuse, one of the most polluted American lakes, has just been cleaned up. In this tutorial we discuss application of statistics-based engineering and operations research methods to the design, development and improvement of systems that help mitigate the ill-effects of said unfortunate disasters. This tutorial is illustrated with examples and PPTs taken from our excellent Quality Engineering Syracuse University graduate students. The tutorial may provide useful ideas and a framework, to all those working on these important issues. You can find it in: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/411065277_Quality_Engineering_Tutorial_to_Help_Reconstruct_Cities_Obtain_Water_in_the_Sahel_and_Aid_Onondaga_Lake_Cleanup
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Jorge L. Romeu
Emeritus SUNY Faculty
Adjunct Professor, Syracuse U.
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