Lectures and appropriate assignments on fundamental or applied topics of current interest in industrial engineering and operations research.

**This course counts towards the Sutardja Certificate in Technology and Entrepreneurship. Additional information: https://scet.berkeley.edu/certificate-in-entrepreneurship-and-technology/** Unit(s): 2 The world is drowning in the plastic that we created, and which takes hundreds of years to decompose. It is a disaster choking our oceans, poisoning our food chains and clogging our landfills. To solve this problem, we must find ways to replace or at least reduce plastic in manufacturing, to reuse, recycle or repurpose the plastic already manufactured, to recuperate discarded plastic from the oceans and landfills, and to destroy plastic responsibly. There are companies that want to achieve the same and will partner with UC Berkeley for this course. Each company is preparing a “deplastifying challenge” based on their business and student teams will choose a challenge for which they wish to develop an entrepreneurial solution. The student teams will be supported by representatives from the partner companies. A final list of partner companies and challenges will be provided before the start of the course. Past company sponsors include Whole Foods, Faurecia Automotive, Danone, Nestle, Recology SF, Method Home Products, Samsung and more! The course will cover ethnographic interviewing, design thinking, ideation tools, designing and prototyping products, validation with customer feedback, and business modeling. Who should apply: Preference will be given to masters-level students, seniors and exceptional juniors with experience or demonstrated interest in corporate innovation, intrapreneurship, startups, product & process design and sustainability. A statement of interest and resume (max 2 pages in a single pdf file) should be submitted to veronicacargay@berkeley.edu.

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