About the Program
Bachelor of Science (BS)
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) is designed to prepare students for technical careers in production or service industries. It provides a strong foundation for those headed for engineering management positions or for those intending to go on to specialized graduate study in operations research, industrial engineering, or business administration.
Students interested in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research may also be interested in the Operations Research and Management Science major in the College of Letters and Science. For further information on this program, please see the Operations Research and Management Science page in this Bulletin.
Course of Study Overview
The core of the program includes: basic science mathematics, including probability and statistics engineering optimization and stochastic models. This forms the methodological foundation for upper division IEOR electives involving the analysis and design of production and service systems, information systems, and human work systems and organization, among others.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET .
Admission to the Major
Prospective undergraduates to the College of Engineering will apply for admission to a specific program in the College. For further information, please see the College of Engineering's website .
Admission to Engineering via a Change of College application for current UC Berkeley students is highly unlikely and very competitive as there few, if any, spaces that open in the College each year to students admitted to other colleges at UC Berkeley. For further information regarding a Change of College to Engineering, please see the College's website .
Minor Program
The Department offers a minor in IEOR. In order to be eligible for the minor, students must have a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and a minimum 3.0 grade point average (GPA) in the minor's prerequisite courses in order to be considered for departmental acceptance.
For the minor to be added to the transcript, students must file the Confirmation of Completion of Minor form with the Office of Undergraduate Advising in 4145 Etcheverry Hall during the last semester in which they complete their last class for the minor.
Major Requirements
In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
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All technical courses (courses in engineering, mathematics, chemistry, physics, statistics, biological sciences, and computer science) must be taken for a letter grade.
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No more than one upper-division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student’s major and minor programs.
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A minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for all work undertaken at UC Berkeley.
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A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all technical courses taken in satisfaction of major requirements.
For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
For a detailed plan of study by year and semester, please see the Plan of Study tab.
Lower-division Requirements
| MATH 1A | Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 1B | Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 53 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 54 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| CHEM 1A & 1AL | General Chemistry and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| or CHEM 4A | General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis | |
| PHYSICS 7A | Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| PHYSICS 7B | Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| ENGIN 7 | Introduction to Computer Programming for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| Programming: Select one of the following: | ||
| C for Programmers | ||
| C++ for Programmers | ||
| JAVA for Programmers | ||
| The Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs | ||
| Engineering Breadth Electives: Select at least 9 units from the following: | ||
| Biomechanics: Analysis and Design | ||
| Engineered Systems and Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Solid Mechanics | ||
| Structure and Properties of Civil Engineering Materials | ||
| Engineering Geology | ||
| Transportation Systems Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits | ||
| Engineering Design and Analysis | ||
| Design Methodology | ||
| Visualization for Design | ||
| Three-Dimensional Modeling for Design | ||
| Introduction to Manufacturing and Tolerancing | ||
| Basic Engineering Design Graphics | ||
| Properties of Materials | ||
| Engineering Thermodynamics | ||
| Properties of Electronic Materials | ||
| Thermodynamics | ||
| Introduction to Solid Mechanics | ||
| Dynamic Systems and Feedback | ||
| 1 | CHEM 4A is intended for students major in chemistry or a closely-related field. |
Upper-division Requirements
| ENGIN 120 | Principles of Engineering Economics | 3 |
| IND ENG 172 | Probability and Risk Analysis for Engineers | 3 |
| or STAT 134 | Concepts of Probability | |
| IND ENG 131 | Discrete Event Simulation | 3 |
| IND ENG 160 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| IND ENG 161 | Operations Research II | 3 |
| IND ENG 162 | Linear Programming | 3 |
| IND ENG 165 | Engineering Statistics, Quality Control, and Forcasting | 3 |
| IND ENG 180 | Senior Project | 4 |
| IEOR Electives: Select 6 units from the following courses: | ||
| Industrial and Commercial Data Systems | ||
| Methods of Manufacturing Improvement | ||
| Production Systems Analysis | ||
| Service Operations Design and Analysis | ||
| Logistics Network Design and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Decision Analysis | ||
| Industrial Design and Human Factors | ||
| Technology Firm Leadership | ||
Minor Requirements
Minor programs are areas of concentration requiring fewer courses than an undergraduate major. These programs are optional but can provide depth and breadth to a UC Berkeley education. The College of Engineering does not offer additional time to complete a minor, but it is usually possible to finish within the allotted time with careful course planning. Students are encouraged to meet with their ESS Adviser to discuss the feasibility of completing a minor program.
All the engineering departments offer minors. Students may also consider pursuing a minor in another school or college.
General Guidelines
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All courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for graded credit.
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A minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the prerequisite courses is required for acceptance into the minor program.
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A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 is required for courses used to fulfill the minor requirements.
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No more than one upper-division course may be used to simultaneously fulfill requirements for a student’s major and minor programs.
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Completion of the minor program cannot delay a student’s graduation.
Requirements
| Prerequisites | ||
| IND ENG 165 | Engineering Statistics, Quality Control, and Forcasting | 3 |
| or STAT 135 | Concepts of Statistics | |
| IND ENG 172 | Probability and Risk Analysis for Engineers | 3 |
| or STAT 134 | Concepts of Probability | |
| IND ENG 160 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| or IND ENG 162 | Linear Programming | |
| Upper-division Requirements | ||
| IND ENG 160 | Operations Research I | 3 |
| or IND ENG 162 | Linear Programming | |
| IND ENG 131 | Discrete Event Simulation | 3 |
| or IND ENG 161 | Operations Research II | |
| or IND ENG 166 | Decision Analysis | |
| Select two from the following: | ||
| Industrial and Commercial Data Systems | ||
| Methods of Manufacturing Improvement | ||
| Production Systems Analysis | ||
| Service Operations Design and Analysis | ||
| Logistics Network Design and Supply Chain Management | ||
| Industrial Design and Human Factors | ||
| Technology Firm Leadership | ||
College Requirements
Students in the College of Engineering must complete 120 semester units with the following provisions:
1. Completion of the requirements of one Engineering major program of study.
2. A minimum overall grade point average of 2.000 (C average) and a minimum 2.000 grade point average in upper division technical course work required of the major.
3. The final 30 units must be completed in residence in the College of Engineering on the Berkeley campus in two consecutive semesters.
4. All technical courses (math, science & engineering), required of the major or not, must be taken on a letter graded basis (unless they are only offered P/NP).
5. Entering freshman are allowed a maximum of eight semesters to complete their degree requirements. Entering junior transfers are allowed a maximum of four semesters to complete their degree requirements. Summer terms are optional and do not count toward the maximum. Students are responsible for planning and satisfactorily completing all graduation requirements within the maximum allowable semesters.
Humanities and Social Science Requirement
To promote a rich and varied educational experience outside of the technical requirements for each major, the College of Engineering has a Humanities and Social Sciences breadth requirement, which must be completed to graduate. This requirement is built into all the Engineering programs of study. The requirement includes two approved reading and composition courses and four additional approved courses, within which a number of specific conditions must be satisfied.
1. Complete a minimum of six courses (3 units or more) from the approved Humanities/Social Sciences (H/SS) lists .
2. Two of the six courses must fulfill the Reading and Composition Requirement. These courses must be taken for a letter grade (C- or better required), and MUST be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year (4th semester of enrollment). The first half of R&C, the “A” course, must be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half of R&C, the “B “course, by no later than the end of the sophomore year. For detailed lists of courses that fulfill Reading and Composition requirements, please see the Reading and Composition page in this bulletin.
3. The four additional courses must be chosen from the H/SS comprehensive list. These courses may be taken on a Pass/Not Passed Basis (P/NP).
4. At least two of the six courses must be upper division (courses numbered 100-196).
5. At least two courses must be from the same department and at least one of the two must be upper division. This is called the *Series requirement. AP tests can be combined with a course to complete the series requirement. For example, AP History (any) combined with an upper division History course would satisfy the series requirement
6. One of the six courses must satisfy the campus American Cultures Requirement. For detailed lists of courses that fulfill American Cultures requirements, please see the American Cultures page in this bulletin.
7. A maximum of two exams (Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or A-Level) may be used toward completion of the H/SS requirement. Visit this link
8. No courses offered by an Engineering department (IEOR, CE, etc.) other than BIOE 100, CS C79, ENGIN 125, ENGIN 130AC, 157AC, ME 191K and ME 191AC may be used to complete H/SS requirements.
9. Courses may fulfill multiple categories. For example, if you complete City and Regional Planning 115 and 118AC that would satisfy the series requirement, the two upper division courses requirement and the American Cultures Requirement.
10. The College of Engineering (COE) uses modified versions of five of the College of Letters and Science (L&S) breadth requirements lists to provide options to our students for completing the Humanities and Social Science requirement. Our requirement is different than that of L & S, so the guidelines posted on the top of each L & S breadth list do NOT apply to COE students.
11. Foreign language courses MAY be used to complete H/SS requirements. L & S does not allow students to use many language courses, so their lists will not include all options open to Engineering students. For a list of language options, visit http://coe.berkeley.edu/FL
*NOTE: for the Series Requirement: The purpose of the series requirement is to provide depth of knowledge in a certain area. Therefore, a two-course sequence not in the same department may be approved by petition, in cases in which there is a clear and logical connection between the courses involved.
Plan of Study
For more detailed information regarding the courses listed below (e.g., elective information, GPA requirements, etc.), please see the Major Requirements tab.
| Freshman | |||
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| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| Chemistry: CHEM 1A & CHEM 1AL, or CHEM 4 | 4 | MATH 1B | 4 |
| MATH 1A | 4 | ENGIN 7 | 4 |
| Reading and Composition course from List A | 4 | Reading & Composition course from List B | 4 |
| Optional Freshman Seminar or ENGIN 92 | 0-1 | PHYSICS 7A | 4 |
| Engineering Breadth course | 3 | ||
| 15-16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| MATH 53 | 4 | ENGIN 120 | 3 |
| PHYSICS 7B | 4 | MATH 54 | 4 |
| Engineering Breadth course | 3 | Programming course | 2 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences course | 3-4 | Engineering Breadth course | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences course | 3-4 | ||
| 14-15 | 15-16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| IND ENG 160 | 3 | IND ENG 161 | 3 |
| IEOR Elective | 3 | IND ENG 165 | 3 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences course | 3-4 | IEOR Electives | 6 |
| IND ENG 162 | 3 | Humanities/Social Sciences course | 3-4 |
| IND ENG 172 or STAT 134 | 3 | ||
| 15-16 | 15-16 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Units | Spring | Units |
| IEOR Electives | 6 | IND ENG 131 | 3 |
| Free Electives | 9 | IND ENG 180 | 4 |
| IEOR Elective | 3 | ||
| Free Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Units: 118-123 | |||
Student Learning Goals
Learning Goals for the Major
The IEOR Department has five general objectives for its Bachelor of Science (BS) degree program. It aims for BS degree graduates to become highly skilled in:
- Quantitative modeling and analysis of a broad array of systems-level decision problems concerned with economic efficiency, productivity and quality
- Development and creative use of analytical and computational methods for solving these problems
- Collection of and analysis of data, and the use of database and decision-support tools
- Comprehension and analysis of uncertainty
- In addition, the Department expect their graduates to obtain the broader skills, background, and knowledge necessary to be an effective professional in a rapidly changing global economy.
All Berkeley engineering graduates acquire the following skills and knowledge:
- Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
- Ability to design and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data
- Ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs
- Ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
- Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems
- Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Understand impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
- Recognition of need for and ability to engage in life-long learning
- Knowledge of contemporary issues
- Ability to use techniques, skills and modern engineering tools for engineering practice
More specific outcomes of the IEOR BS degree program are as follows:
- Identify, analyze and evaluate alternative or candidate solutions for decision problems
- Identify appropriate models and methods for solving decision problems
- Formulate mathematical optimization models for real-life decision problems
- Understand methods for solving deterministic optimization problems and utilize optimization software for solving such problems
- Formulate analytical models and develop computer simulations to predict and optimize systems under uncertainty
- Develop models and utilize analytical tools and software to evaluate decisions under uncertainty
- Understand performance measurement
- Understand important concepts in manufacturing and service operations
- Design and apply analytical models for manufacturing and service operations
- Critique and reorganize business and industrial process flows and information flows
- Structure data to support decisions related to the aforementioned topics
- Understand organizational design and management issues
Advising
Advising Values
Student Success: Above all, the Department is dedicated to maximizing student potential and to helping students succeed in their University experiences. The Department encourages students to explore their minds and their hearts, challenges them to do their best work, and helps them realize their talents and passions and achieve their goals.
Equity & Inclusion: The Department is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which any individual or group can be and feel welcomed, respected, supported and valued. It aspires to provide fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all students and to identify and eliminate barriers that prevent the full participation of all.
Health & Well-Being: The Department collaborates with campus partners to keep the IEOR community healthy by helping students balance the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, occupational, spiritual and environmental aspects of life.
Advising Excellence: In all that it does, the Department strives to deliver personalized advising services of the highest quality. It seeks to continuously educate itself on developments in the field and to evaluate, improve, and streamline its services to support students in obtaining the best education and experience possible.
Advising Staff and Advising Hours
Academic Advising
College of Engineering Undergraduate Adviser
Jane Paris
jparis@berkeley.edu
Department Student Services
Anayancy Paz
anayancy@berkeley.edu
4145 Etcheverry Hall
510-642-5485
Fall, Spring, and Summer: Monday-Wednesday & Friday: 9:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 4:00pm; and Thursdays: 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
Academic Opportunities
Student Groups and Organizations
The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) Department is very proud that its students not only excel in academics but also in social organization. The Department hosts three professional student organizations that engage in activities such as advising, recruiting and graduate schools information, alumni relations, academic conference organization, and social events. For information regarding student groups, please see the following websites:
IEOR Alumni
Alpha Pi Mu
(Industrial Engineering Honor Society)
IIE Student Chapter
(Institute of Industrial Engineers)
INFORMS Student Chapter
(Institute for Operations Research and Management Science)
Study Abroad
The College of Engineering encourages all undergraduates in the College to study abroad. Whether students are interested in fulfilling general education requirements, taking courses related to their major/career, or simply living and studying in a country that is of interest to them, the Department will work with students to make it happen. For information about Study Abroad programs, please see the Berkeley Study Abroad website .
Career Services
The Career Center offers personalized career counseling and a wide variety of professional development workshops on topics such as networking as a job search strategy, getting results from the internet job search, internship search and success strategies, and applying for graduate school. For further information, please see the Career Services website .
Courses
Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
IND ENG 24 Freshman Seminars 1 Unit
The Berkeley Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Berkeley Seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
IND ENG 98 Supervised Group Study and Research 1 - 3 Units
Supervised group study and research by lower division students.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-3 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 99 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Supervised independent study for lower division students.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Freshman or sophomore standing and consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of independent study per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 115 Industrial and Commercial Data Systems 3 Units
Design and implementation of databases, with an emphasis on industrial and commercial applications. Relational algebra, SQL, normalization. Students work in teams with local companies on a database design project. WWW design and queries.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Goldberg
IND ENG 130 Methods of Manufacturing Improvement 3 Units
Analytical techniques for the improvement of manufacturing performance along the dimensions of productivity, quality, customer service, and throughput. Techniques for yield analysis, process control, inspection sampling, equipment efficiency analysis, cycle time reduction, and on-time delivery improvement. Applications on semiconductor manufacturing or other industrial settings.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 172, Mathematics 54, or Statistics 134 (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Leachman
IND ENG 131 Discrete Event Simulation 3 Units
Introductory course on design, programming, and statistical analysis of a simulation study. Topics include the types of problems that can be solved by such methods. Programming material includes the theory behind random variable generation for a variety of common variables. Techniques to reduce the variance of the resultant estimator and statistical analysis are considered. Final project required.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 161, 165; 172 or Statistics 134
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week
8 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week
10 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Schruben
IND ENG 150 Production Systems Analysis 3 Units
Quantitative models for operational and tactical decision making in production systems, including production planning, inventory control, forecasting, and scheduling.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 160, 161, 162, 165, and Engineering 120, or senior standing in manufacturing engineering
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Yano
IND ENG 151 Service Operations Design and Analysis 3 Units
This course is concerned with improving processes and designing facilities for service businesses such as banks, health care organizations, telephone call centers, restaurants, and transportation providers. Major topics in the course include design of service processes, layout and location of service facilities, demand forecasting, demand management, employee scheduling, service quality management, and capacity planning.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 161, 162, and a course in statistics
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 153 Logistics Network Design and Supply Chain Management 3 Units
We will focus primarily on both quantitative and qualitative issues which arise in the integrated design and management of the entire logistics network. Models and solution techniques for facility location and logistics network design will be considered. In addition, qualitative issues in distribution network structuring, centralized versus decentralized network control, variability in the supply chain, strategic partnerships, and product design for logistics will be considered through discussions and cases.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 160, 162 or senior standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Kaminsky
IND ENG 160 Operations Research I 3 Units
Deterministic methods and models in operations research. Unconstrained and constrained optimization. Equality, inequality, and integer constraints. Sequential decisions; dynamic programming. Resource allocation, equipment replacement, inventory control, production planning.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mathematics 53 and 54
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Atamturk
IND ENG 161 Operations Research II 3 Units
Probability review. Conditional expectation. The exponential distribution and Poisson process. Discrete and continuous-time Markov chains. Applications reliability, transportation, inventory, queueing, financial, and communications models.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Industrial Engineering 172 or Statistics 134
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 162 Linear Programming 3 Units
Formulation to linear programs. Optimal allocation and control problems in industry and environmental studies. Convex sets; properties of optimal solutions. The simplex method; theorems of duality; complementary slackness. Problems of post-optimization. Special structures; network problems. Digital computation.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mathematics 53 and 54
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG S162 Linear Programming 3 Units
Formulation to linear programs. Optimal allocation and control problems in industry, environmental studies. Convex sets; properties of optimal solutions. The simplex method; theorems of duality; complementary slackness. Problems of post-optimization. Special structures; network problems. Digital computation.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mathematics 50A
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 165 Engineering Statistics, Quality Control, and Forcasting 3 Units
This course will introduce students to basic statistical techniques such as parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, regression analysis, analysis of variance. Applications in forecasting and quality control.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Industrial Engineering 172 or Statistics 134 or an equivalent course in probability theory
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Industrial Engineering 165 after taking Statistics 135.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 166 Decision Analysis 3 Units
Introductory course on the theory and applications of decision analysis. Elective course that provides a systematic evaluation of decision-making problems under uncertainty. Emphasis on the formulation, analysis, and use of decision-making techniques in engineering, operations research and systems analysis. Includes formulation of risk problems and probabilistic risk assessments. Graphical methods and computer software using event trees, decision trees, and influence diagrams that focus on model design.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 172 or Statistics 134
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Oren
IND ENG 170 Industrial Design and Human Factors 3 Units
This course surveys topics related to the design of products and interfaces ranging from alarm clocks, cell phones, and dashboards to logos, presentations, and web sites. Design of such systems requires familiarity with human factors and ergonomics, including the physics and perception of color, sound, and touch, as well as familiarity with case studies and contemporary practices in interface design and usability testing. Students will solve a series of design problems individually and in teams.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Goldberg
IND ENG 171 Technology Firm Leadership 3 Units
This course explores key management and leadership concepts relevant to the high-technology world. Topics include the firm's key operations, strategic issues, and managerial leadership including personal leadership and talent management. This course prepares technical and business minded students for careers focused on professional and management track careers in high technology. Students undertake intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 171 after taking Undergraduate Business Administration 105.
Repeat rules: Students cannot receive credit for both 171 and Business Administration 105. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 172 Probability and Risk Analysis for Engineers 3 Units
This is an introductory probability course for students in engineering. It focuses mostly on random variables and their applications. Applications will be given in such areas as reliability theory, risk theory, inventory theory, financial models, computer science, and others. Note: This course is a statistics course and cannot be used to fulfill any engineering unit or elective requirements.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Mathematics 1A-1B or 16A-16B
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 172 after taking Statistics 134.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 5 hours of lecture and 2.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 180 Senior Project 4 Units
Application of systems analysis and industrial engineering to the analysis, planning, and/or design of industrial, service, and government systems. Consideration of technical and economic aspects of equipment and process design. Students work in teams under faculty supervision. Topics vary yearly.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 131, 160, 161, 162, 165, Engineering 120, and three other Industrial Engineering and Operations Research electives
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, and 6 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 10 weeks - 1.5 hours of lecture, 1.5 hours of discussion, and 9 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 185 Challenge Lab 4 Units
This course is meant for students in engineering and other disciplines who seek a challenging, interactive, team-based, and hands-on learning experience in entrepreneurship and technology. In this highly experiential course, students work in simulated start-up teams to create products or start-up ideas to address a broadly-defined need of an industry partner or social challenge.
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: 1) To catalyze learning through experiential entrepreneurship
2) To help students understand the entrepreneurial context, and how it can create better outcomes.
3) To help students identify the best role for themselves within an entrepreneurial organization.
Student Learning Outcomes: 1) Gain experience with effectively refining ideas and pivoting based on feedback and external factors.
2) Gain experience building effective teams to develop and execute an idea
3) Become comfortable with failure and how to learn from failure.
4) Become adept at succinctly communicating ideas in terms of value proposition and business viability.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 10 hours of seminar per week
8 weeks - 7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructors: Goldberg, Sidhu, Wroblewki, IEOR / CET Instructors
IND ENG 186 Product Management 3 Units
Too often we are enamored in our brilliant ideas, we skip the most important part: building products consumers will want and use. Precious time and effort is wasted on engineering perfect products only to launch to no users. This course teaches product management skills such as attributes of great product managers, reducing risk and cost while accelerating time to market, product life cycle, stakeholder management and effective development processes.
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: • Students will experience a live development of a product within the context of a product development process.
• Students will learn common methods used in product management
• Students will understand the difference between engineering design and product development as a process commonly used in new venture environments.
Student Learning Outcomes: • Students will actually develop a real world functioning product, to be described as Minimum Viable.
• Students will be able to manage a product development process that leads to a product that is technically feasible as well as desired by customers.
• Students will gain experience needed to work as product managers in real life environments.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructors: Shen, Sidhu, IEOR / CET Instructors
IND ENG 190A Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1 - 4 Units
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
IND ENG 190C Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1 - 4 Units
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
IND ENG 190D Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1 - 4 Units
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of seminar per week
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
IND ENG 190F Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1 - 4 Units
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
IND ENG 190G Advanced Topics in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research 1 - 4 Units
The 190 series cannot be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of seminar per week
Summer:
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of seminar per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
IND ENG 190H Cases in Global Innovation 1 Unit
This course is designed primarily for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in examining the major challenges and success factors entrepreneurs and innovators face in globalizing a company, product, or service. Over the duration of this course, students will examines case studies of early, mid-stage, and large-scale enterprises as they seek to start a new venture, introduce a new product or service, or capitalize on global economic trends to enhance their existing business. The course content exposes students interested in internationally oriented careers to the strategic thinking involved in international engagement and expansion. Cases will include both U.S. companies seeking to enter emerging markets and emerging market companies looking to expand within their own nations or into markets in developed nations. The course is focused around intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 190I Cases in Global Innovation: China 1 Unit
This course is designed primarily for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in examining the major challenges and success factors entrepreneurs and innovators face in globalizing a company product or service, with a focus on China. Over the duration of this course, students will examine case studies of foreign companies seeking to start a new venture, introduce a new product or service to the China market, or domestic Chinese companies seeking to adapt a U.S. or western business model to the China market. The course content exposes students interested in internationally oriented careers to the strategic thinking involved in international engagement and expansion and the particularities of the China market and their contrast with the U.S. market. The course is focused around intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis and the course size is limited to 30.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing. Recommended, but not required to be taken after or along with Engineering 198
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Sidhu
IND ENG 190K Cases in Global Innovation: South Asia 1 Unit
This course is designed primarily for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in examining the major challenges and success factors entrepreneurs and innovators face in conducting business, globalizing a company product or service, or investing in South Asia. Over the duration of this course, students will examine case studies of foreign companies seeking to start a new venture, introduce a new product or service to the South Asian market, or South Asian companies seeking to adapt a U.S or western business model. The course will put this into the larger context of the political, economic, and social climate in several South Asian countries and explore the constraints to doing business, as well as the policy changes that have allowed for a more conducive business environment.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing. Recommended but not required to be taken after or along with Engineering 198
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Sidhu
IND ENG 191 Technology Entrepreneurship 3 Units
This course explores key entrepreneurial concepts relevant to the high-technology world. Topics include the entrepreneurial perspective, start-up strategies, business idea evaluation, business plan writing, introduction to entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, managing growth, and delivering innovative products. This course prepares technical and business minded students for careers focused on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and high technology. Students undertake intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis. This course can not be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 191 after taking 190A prior to fall 2009.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Sidhu
IND ENG 192 Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 1 Unit
This course offers the opportunity to understand the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BME) in an intensive format. The BME curriculum conveys the latest approaches for training global technology entrepreneurs. This method leverages insights on strategy, tactics, culture, and psychology with an accompanying entrepreneurial infrastructure. The curriculum is structured to provide an optimal global entrepreneurship experience from real life experiences.
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: * To understand and make use of the value of diversity in idea generation and new venture creation.
Student should become aware of the infrastructure available through UC Berkeley that an support them in developing new ventures.
To understand common tactics in starting new ventures including a lean learning cycle.
To understand the mindset of an entrepreneur, including the soft skills, behaviors, and psychological factors most likely to be needed to develop a new venture.
Student Learning Outcomes: Students should be able to consider a greater number of ideas for global entrepreneurship by observing the effect of background diversity in the class.
Students should be able to follow a process of idea generation, rapid prototyping / venture story development, attraction of stakeholders, data collection, and hypothesis testing and regeneration.
Students should become aware of the mindset and behaviour required for entreprenurship and be able to reinforce some of these behavious (eg rejection tolerance, comfort with failing or being wrong, inductive learning, venture story telling/communication abilities) through excercizes in the program.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 1 weeks - 15 hours of lecture and 15 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructor: IEOR / CET Instructors
IND ENG H196A Operations Research and Management Science Honors Thesis 3 Units
Individual study and research for at least one academic year on a special problem approved by a member of the faculty; preparation of the thesis on broader aspects of this work.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Open only to students in the honors program
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.
IND ENG H196B Operations Research and Management Science Honors Thesis 3 Units
Individual study and research for at least one academic year on a special problem approved by a member of the faculty; preparation of the thesis on broader aspects of this work.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Open only to students in the honors program
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with consent of instructor. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.
IND ENG 197 Undergraduate Field Research in Industrial Engineering 1 - 12 Units
Students work on a field project under the supervision of a faculty member. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for bachelor's degree.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Completion of two semesters of coursework
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-12 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-30 hours of fieldwork per week
8 weeks - 1.5-22.5 hours of fieldwork per week
10 weeks - 1.5-18 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 198 Directed Group Studies for Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 4 Units
Group studies of selected topics. Semester course unit value and contact hours will have a one-to-one ratio.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing in Engineering
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
IND ENG 199 Supervised Independent Study 1 - 4 Units
Supervised independent study. Enrollment restrictions apply.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and major adviser
Credit Restrictions: Course may be repeated for a maximum of four units per semester.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-7.5 hours of independent study per week
10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Industrial Engin and Oper Research/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Faculty
Professors
Ilan Adler, Professor. Financial engineering, optimization theory, combinatorial probability models.
Research Profile
Alper Atamturk, Professor. Logistics, integer programming, computational optimization, robust optimization.
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Lee Fleming, Professor.
Ken Goldberg, Professor. Robotics, art, social media, new media, automation.
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Dorit S. Hochbaum, Professor. Integer programming, discrete optimization, network flow techniques, clustering, image segmentation, machine vision, pattern recognition.
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Philip M. Kaminsky, Professor. Biotechnology, logistics, distribution, algorithms, planning, optimization, control, manufacturing, semiconductors, scheduling, biomanufacturing, probabilistic methods, production scheduling, supply chain management, operations management, logistic.
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Robert C. Leachman, Professor. Logistics, manufacturing, semiconductors, scheduling, supply chain systems, dynamic production models, production planning and scheduling.
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Shmuel S. Oren, Professor. Economics, algorithms, financial engineering, risk management, planning, optimization, operation of electric power systems, market based coordination of network systems, trading instruments.
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Rhonda L. Righter, Professor. Modeling, optimization, stochastic systems, systems with uncertainty.
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Lee W Schruben, Professor. Health care systems, simulation, optimization of simulation system response, foundations of simulation modeling, supply chains, experimental designs, biopharmaceuticals, Production.
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Zuo-Jun Max Shen, PhD, Professor. Logistics, supply chain design and management, inventory management, auction mechanism design.
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Candace Yano, Professor. Inventory control, production planning, distribution systems planning, integrated production-quality models, integrated manufacturing-marketing models.
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Associate Professors
Andrew Lim, Associate Professor. Algorithms, finance, financial engineering, optimization, simulations, stochastics, engineering.
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Assistant Professors
Anil Jayanti Aswani, Assistant Professor.
Mr. Ying-Ju Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor.
Adjunct Faculty
Jonathan (Jon) M. Burgstone, Adjunct Faculty. Innovation, venture capital, entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley, Hedge Funds.
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Contact Information
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
4141 Etcheverry Hall
Phone: 510-642-5484
Department Chair
Philip M. Kaminsky, PhD
4143 Etcheverry Hall
Phone: 510-642-4927
Undergraduate Major Chair
Robert C. Leachman, PhD
4127 Etcheverry Hall
Phone: 510-642-7054
College of Engineering Student Services
230 Bechtel Engineering Center,
Phone: 510-643-7594
Fax: 510-643-8653