About the IDEA: Industry4WRD Challenge

The IDEA Industry4WRD is a higher institution level design idea pitching competition run by IEM CESIG, co-organised with IEM YES & AER-MFG. The name comes from what is known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, involving 11 enablers which are Systems Integration, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligent, Robotics, etc. The Malaysia National Policy on Industry 4.0 (Industry4WRD) has been launched by Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad on 31 October 2018. The IDEA respond the call for digital transformation of manufacturing sector and its related services. IEM is strongly supporting and promoting Industry4WRD. The IDEA Industry4WRD aims to showcase and recognise the capabilities of engineering students in Fourth Industrial Revolution. A prize will be given to the team that presents the best innovation to meet any challenge relating to Industry 4.0.

DESIGN CHALLENGE!!!

Your team is required to propose an innovative strategy on the application of Industry4WRD technology enablers for a Plastics Manufacturing Company transformation towards Industry 4.0  (Refer to Appendix 1 for the challenges)

Who can participate?

The IDEA is open for higher learning institution engineering student. (University, University College, Polytechnic, College)

How many people can be on a team?

Teams of 4 are recommended, but teams can have 3-5 members.

Can a university have more than one team?

Yes, provided the teams do not share information or work together in any way.

What will I learn?

Through our competition, you will be tested and improve on your engineering analytical, time management, innovation and presentation skills!

Is there a prize?

Yes! We are excited to announce that IEM is providing a grand prize of RM800 for the first place team, RM500 for second place, and RM300 for third place.

What is the Judging Criteria?

We are looking for innovative applications that can be developed for industrial use.

    Innovation and novelty
    Relevance to Industry4WRD
    Practicality
    Productivity Improvement
    Presentation skills

Submission Details:

Applicants must submit a 250-word summary, a complete proposal and a 60-90 sec video. The video does not need to be professional (using mobile phones is fine). Video need to upload to YouTube Channel.

Format:

The competition takes place in 2 stages: the First round and the Final round. In the First round, up to 10 entries will be shortlisted and invited to the Final round. The First Round will be start from 1 March 2021 until 31 May 2021.

The Final round will be held virtually on 3 July 2021. This will be a 10-minute presentation followed by up to 5 minutes of questions from the panel.

First Round:

The deadline for competition entry is 31 May 2021 Monday at 23.59Hrs

The judges will evaluate the viability of your innovative solution based on the information provided in the 250-word summary, proposal and 30-60 second video. The video need to upload to YouTube Channel.

Entrants can submit more than one entry, and the judges will be assessing how well developed your innovative solution is.

All finalists will be notified by 15 June 2021. An email will be sent to the lead entrant only, who will need to confirm within 48 hours that they can present to the panel as specified.

Final Round

Each finalist will be asked to present to the Final Round Judging Panel. Each presentation will last no more than 10 minutes and will be followed by up to 5 minutes of questioning. The presentation can be in any format. All member of the submitting team must attend and make the presentation. Any Finalist not able to present for any reason will be disqualified from the competition.