Frozen food industries in Malaysia experience rapid growth since the Malaysian government implemented a movement control order (MCO) to overcome the spread of COVID-19. Due to the growth of the frozen food market, there are a group of entrepreneurs who fills up the gap in the frozen food supply chain. These entrepreneurs order a large number of frozen foods from local or international manufacturers, regional distributors, or a small and medium industry that provides varieties of frozen foods. At the same time, they advertise frozen foods usually in smaller quantity packages to the consumer (normally within the same state or district) on-line. Once the order is made, the entrepreneurs will arrange for door-to-door delivery. Due to the lack of cold storage delivery service, they normally hired a third-party runner. The runner normally uses a cooler box or polystyrene box to temporarily store the frozen goods. Any significant temperature change during delivery will affect the quality of the frozen foods.

Students are required to design a product or device that can provide storage for a reasonable volume of goods that require to be stored at a low-temperature environment for a reasonable period with a constant low temperature during door-to-door delivery service with consideration for IR4.0 and sustainable development goals (SDG) where appropriate. The design proposed must showcase complex engineering solving and design systems, components or processes which integrate the fundamental mechanical engineering core areas and meet the theme specified with a minimum ONE (1) element of IR4.0 to achieve/support ONE (1) of SDG. The design must also include performance, cost, ergonomics, safety, ethic, sustainability and environmental elements.

The students may consider the SDGs as listed below but are not limited to

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure