Good understanding of the problem statement and the target audience.
Detailed root cause and needs analysis
Good understanding of the existing solutions and a possible solution which can help reduce/improve consumer needs
Deep understanding of user needs for a Food expiry reminder app. Very intuitive visual presentation of the user interface for the app
Overall a good project with a lot of prospect to be successful if the students to pursue prototyping the solution and making it to mainstream.
Consumer survey of a bigger audience will help the students get more insights on the needs of the consumers.
Prototyping and getting feedback from different profiles of the app consumers/target audience will help provide a better acceptability and usage of the app
Consumer inputs and feedback on their challenges and needs is a crucial first step in developing any product or solution
Design Thinking methodology provides some great steps in the development of any product or solution. Try to Google this methodology.
Prototyping is a very important step in a product development. It helps to improve the solution before getting into production and thus helping to improve the final production outcomes.
Food wastage is a critical problem which the world is facing today. But, many of the existing solutions are logistically challenging and expensive.
Students who want to continue research in this area should streamline their effort to look into a small area of the challenge and focus their project at their school and then expand it to the community/constituency to scale their project objectives.
Education should also be a key focus in their tactics to curb food wastage. This should be explored with both food vendors, consumers and food manufacturing industries.