Mechanical and Production Engineering

-Organized by IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter

The IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter organized the first-ever industrial layout design competition of its kind, "IndusTricks" for the students of AUST. A number of events were organized online during the timeframe of 2nd of August 2021 - 4th of September 2021 that were linked to this competition. This whole campaign was powered by Amar iSchool - আমার ই-স্কুল and was content sponsored by Redland Digital.

The IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter initiated this campaign with the goal of establishing a culture by involving students in real-world Industrial Engineering problems, provoking thoughts and opportunities. The competition highlighted real-life industrial problems and provided the participants a platform where they can use their skills by evolving solutions of an Industrial Layout problem.

Schedule of the Event

Registration Starts - 1st August 2021.

Webinar on Industrial Layout Design: 7th August, 2021, 4:00 PM BST

Registration Ends - 10th August 2021.

The submission form publication - 13th August 2021

Submission deadline - 23rd August 2021

Closing Ceremony - 4th September 2021, 8:00 PM BST

The campaign started from 1st August 2021 when the registration process was started for the competition. Total 37 teams registered before the deadline. The registration fee was BDT 200/- which was paid through digital payment services.

Judges of the Event

Three of the faculty members from the MPE department were on the jury panel who judged this competition. They were:

1. Mr. S.M. Shafaat Akhter Nur

Lecturer, Department of MPE, AUST

2. Ms. Sharmine Akhter Liza

Lecturer, Department of MPE, AUST

3. Mr. Naimur Rahman Chowdhury

Lecturer, Department of MPE, AUST

On Saturday, 7th of August 2021 at 4:00pm BST, IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter organized an online workshop for the Industrial Layout Design competition successfully. It was conducted keeping the competition in mind. The basics of industrial layout design were discussed throughout the session, to help the participants and to ease their journey for the competition. They had the honor to have one of their faculties, Ms. Sharmine Akhter Liza, Lecturer, Department of MPE, AUST as a guest speaker. They also had another field expert, Mr. Naimur Rahman Chowdhury, Lecturer, Department of MPE, AUST as a speaker for the session.

The case was prepared by jury members and was mailed to the registered teams. The submission link for submitting the case was opened from 13th of August and was mailed to the participants.

IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter were glad to have two sponsors Amar iSchool - আমার ই-স্কুল as title sponsor and Redland Digital as content sponsor. They distributed discount coupons and vouchers to the top three teams. Additionally, the winners received a certain amount of prize money.

The Champion received:

-Prize money of BDT 3,000/= cash.

-A 50% Discount coupon from Redland Digital.

-A voucher worth BDT 6,000/= from Amar iSchool.

The 1st Runner-up received:

-Prize money of BDT 2,000/= cash.

-A discount coupon of 35% from Redland Digital.

-A voucher worth BDT 4,000/= from Amar iSchool.

The 2nd Runner-up received:

-Prize money of BDT 1,000/= cash.

-A discount coupon of 25% from Redland Digital.

-A voucher worth BDT 2,000/= from Amar iSchool.

The case submission deadline was on 23rd of August 2021. Then, the solutions of participants were sent to the jury for their scrutiny and judgement.

The winners were announced in a closing ceremony, on Saturday 4th of September, 2021 in a webinar in the presence of our honorable Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. Muhammad Fazli Ilahi and Dr. Mohammad Sarwar Morshed, Professor and Head of the MPE Department, AUST. Our honorable jury members were also present at that time. The top 3 teams were:

The Champion Team:

Mohammad Shahir

Sabbir Hasan Shanto

The 1st Runner-up:

Team Anvil

Tanvirul Islam

Salman Mahmud

The 2nd Runner-up:

Team Unplanned

Nafis Ul-Alam

Shayekh Sakif

The IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter is extremely grateful to the honorable judges, sponsors, and all participants who assisted them in successfully completing this campaign. The response from the student's side was overwhelming and this empowers IEOM Society AUST Student Chapter to come up with more new exciting events in the future to kickstart a new culture in AUST.