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Milcotech Multifunctional Sale System by Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University Wins the A' Design Award in Meta, Strategic and Service Design
Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University honored for meta, strategic and service design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Milcotech Multifunctional Sale System by Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University has been granted the A' Design Award in the Meta, Strategic and Service Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Milcotech Multifunctional Sale System
Milcotech is a point of sale system for milk collection centres. Milcotech records milk quality analysis and traceability from the small farmer to the food processor. Farmers and collectors are identified by RFID cards, and each delivery is weighed, tested and logged. The system stores transaction, quantity and quality data, which supports farmer relationship management, extension services and access to finance. The housing is made of carbon steel and aluminium in three modules that can be rearranged on a desktop.
About Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University
Innovation Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Centre (IECC) is Nile University’s leading center that drives impact and economic growth. The IECC utilizes Nile University's versed know-how in management of technology, tangible industry experience, with an entrepreneurial approach. The result is market-scale, high-impact innovations that increase industry competitiveness Through a team of professional practitioners, we bring necessary expertise to bridge co-founders and innovators' resource gaps, offering innovation management, entrepreneurial journey support, technology and business model advising, product design, engineering development and validation, and go-to-market strategy.
Award Record
Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Meta, Strategic and Service Design Award
The A' Service Design Award is an international design competition recognizing excellence in service designs by consultancy companies and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to service designers, strategic design consultants, business designers and UX/UI designers from all countries. Typical entries include design strategy, design management, service design, franchising design, strategic design and service blueprints. The awarded service designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/service
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/149707
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149707
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149707
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/343345
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://i-d.tech/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Milcotech Multifunctional Sale System
- Function
- Multifunctional Sale System
- Category
- Meta, Strategic and Service Design
- Discipline
- Service Design
- Industry
- Business and Design Industry
- Colors
- Black, Lavender, Dark Gray, Royal Blue and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Innovation and Design Tech of Nile University
- Country
- Egypt
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149707
Credits
- Team
- Heba Labib, Ahmed Saleh, Amira Yassin, Gehad Ashraf, Mohammed Medhat, Ahmed Shahin, Kamal El-Sayed, Ahmed Saeed, Mazen Taha, Asem Younis, Merna Saleh and Mohammed Esam and others
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- An innovative point of sale system, that includes milk quality analysis, in addition, end to end value chain traceability from the small farmer to the food processor. The solution also enables data collection and analysis for farmer relationship management, targeted extension services, de risking financing, and hence financial inclusion to small farmers.
- Inspiration
- Milk collection in Egypt is highly fragmented, 85% from milk production comes from small farmers with less than 3 cows. Challenges are: 1. milk collection, 2. maintaining milk quality, 3. providing extension services to farmers, 4. availing finance to small farmers. The product is designed to become a hub for financial inclusion, milk traceability, in a modular design that takes into consideration the existing workflow, the capabilities at milk collection center and stakeholder needs.
- Research
- Milk collection is challenging in Egypt, given the fragmentation in the production of milk with 85% coming from small farmers. To maintain quality and traceability across the value chain, innovative solutions are required. Our research was conducted using interviews, site visits, stakeholder observations, and stakeholder interviews. The research resulted in stakeholder requirements workflow analysis, potential value add, and synergies to grow Milcotech as an enabler for dairy sector development.
- Challenge
- The most challenging part in the project development is how to integrate different products with different design elements into one design. The design features graceful, elegant sweeping curves, and the appearance of the metal gives it a sophisticated aspect and a tidy appearance. Also, it was challenging to build the design concept on the idea of modularity which allows the user to re-arrange the three parts on the desktop to fit each user`s ergonomic preference and flow.
- Realization and Technology
- 1. Black parts were made of plain carbon steel using a laser cutter machine. Fillet corners were bent using a press brake machine. All parts are electrostatic painted. 2. Silver parts were made of Aluminum using a CNC milling machine and painted using sandblasting. 3. Water Tanks, Milk analyzer, printer, RFID reader, screen, faucets are ready made products. 4. UI/UX using Adobe XD, Database: MySQL, Development Environment: .net
- Operation and Interaction
- The farmer delivers the milk to the milk collection center and handover his RFID card, milk collection center weighs the milk, tests its quality, logs needed data to Milcotech, and accepts or rejects the milk accordingly. The collector comes to receive the milk in bulk, hand over his RFID card, the milk collection center enters the milk quantity, and the milk processor's name and process the delivery of milk. The system stores the transactions, financial, quantity, and milk quality in and out.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in April 2021 in Egypt, Giza. The research spanned different rural geographies till concept finalization. The concept was manufactured in May 2022. Currently is being piloted in Tanta region.
- Specifications
- Dimensions: Width 716 mm x Depth 347.5 mm x Height 500 mm.
- Keywords
- Milk collection, Digitalization, UI-UX, Interaction Design, farmers, System Design, Financial Inclusion
