Harlina Suzana Jaafar

Halal supply chain in the food industry - A conceptual model

Nowadays the market of halal products is widely distributed throughout the world. This has caused an increase in the demand for halal products not only by Islamic countries but also by non-Islamic countries. Hence, as halal is applicable not only to the Muslim people but also to the others, this causes the products to become well known globally as well as emphasizes the need for a halal supply chain. In view of that, a halal supply chain is vital in ensuring that the concept of halal is not only applicable for the food itself but also for the entire supply chain starting from the farm to the customer. Furthermore, the ‘halalan toyyiban’ concept which means wholesome also encompasses safety, quality and cleanliness of foods, and its logistics process becomes more attractive and lucrative. As a consequence, the aim of this study is to identify and distinguish the factors which lead to an effective halal supply chain in the food industry in Malaysia. In order to achieve this objective, a conceptual model is proposed based on the results of the interviews conducted with those who deal directly or indirectly with the poultry industry. The study found that halal animal feed, proper slaughtering and proper segregation are the three pertinent areas that need to be focused on in the halal food supply chain. Thus, the proposed conceptual model can be used as a guide or information for future halal logistics research.

Halal Air Cargo Logistics Regional Hub: Focus Group Study

This paper reports on the initial findings on the research on halal air cargo logistics regional hub. There are still lacks of knowledge in halal air cargo logistics regional hub, and there are only a few researches that actually integrate the conventional air cargo hub with halal certification and also provide efficient logistics hub in the world. This paper will be focusing on the halal aspect of combination of the air cargo and logistics hubs, as it is still a niche area in the conventional supply chain. The research method used to collect data is through focus group discussion. The results from the discussion show that segregation and investment on developing the halal hub are the main issues that were brought up by the respondents. The conclusion that can be drawn from this discussion is that the demand from the final consumers could expand the usage of halal logistics in the future.

Motivations to Implement Halal Logistics Management Standards: A Review

Logistics service providers (LSP) are known to implement various forms of management standards, for instance, the quality management (ISO 9000) or environmental management (ISO 14000) standards. The impetuses to implement these certifications are already established. However, research on motivations of Halal logistics management standards (HLS) is lacking. Hence, the purpose of this review chapter is to ascertain the motivations behind the implementation of HLS. Literature representing the concept of Halal certification, Halal logistics, and certification impetuses are reviewed and synthesized to develop the probable motivational factors. Based on the review, this chapter proposes six motivational factors that could drive HLS implementation among LSP. The motivation factors could assist scholars in constructing research instruments for upcoming case or empirical studies. This chapter may well have significant bearing to industrial professionals in gaining more knowledge on the factors that motivate HLS implementation. This chapter is considered an original attempt to review and assemble the motivations of HLS implementation. It also adds to the growing Halal logistics body of literature and accentuates the importance of management standards in LSP operations.

Halal Logistics Versus Halal Supply Chain: A Preliminary Insight

The concept of halal logistics or halal supply chain has increasingly received attention following the realisation of tremendously increasing number of Muslim population. Generally, consumers understand the benefits of consuming halal products. But, consumers might not aware that the process of producing halal products does not only encompass manufacturing processes, but also involve all activities throughout the supply chain including handling, storing, warehousing, and transporting activities. As production is becoming more globalised, the supply chain is getting more complex. The complex and lengthy supply chain may expose the halal products to higher risk of contamination. Thus, the objective of this paper is to provide preliminary insights into the concepts of halal logistics and halal supply chain through an understanding of logistics and supply chain processes. This conceptual paper is developed based on a brief review of Shariah, logistics, and supply chain. It also elaborates the development of the concepts and its importance. Having considered that the concept of halal logistics is fairly new to the academia and industry practitioners, this study contributes to the body of knowledge through the concept development of halal logistics and halal supply chain as well as its implementation that could provide guidelines to the industry practitioners.

Lean Management in Halal Logistics Operations

Lean management is an important part of lean thinking where the main focus of lean organization is to minimize wastes. Many organizations on a lean journey fail to apply lean in a holistic manner. Usually, these organizations start by applying tools without proper guidance and leadership that result in the company cannot move to the next level. This study aimed to examine on various factors that may act as a barrier to implement lean management practices in Halal food logistics. This study is based on secondary data and comprises an extensive literature review. Various types of secondary sources of literature were used to evaluate logistics management and supply chain management, Halal supply chain management and lean supply chain management. Based on the literature review, a number of barriers were identified, including uncertainty and stiff competition during the implementation phase, lack of awareness, unwillingness to exchange information, low supplier commitment, high costs and lack of skilled workers. This study can, therefore, serve as a launch pad for further studies in future. Halal is the biggest market in the world and is largely overlooked. This study explores the issues revolving around lean management in relation to this untapped area of research.

Ethics of Food Handlers Throughout the Supply Chain in the Halal Food Industry: Halal Perspective

It has been shown by the previous studies that most incidences of foodborne illnesses worldwide and in Malaysia were largely caused by the poor observance of ethical aspects from the part of those involved in the preparation, processing, handling and production of in food premises, i.e. the food handlers. In the food industry, food handlers play very important roles, as they are the ones who prepare, process and handle food which are eventually consumed by the end-users, i.e. the consumers. Hence, the quality of food prepared, produced, storaged, transported, distributed and served to the end consumers depends very much on the ethics practiced by the food handlers throughout the halal food supply chain. In view of their important role, as well as to safeguard the interest of the public, most government have drawn certain laws, regulations, guidelines and standards that emphasize on the ethical aspects of food handlers. This paper analyses some ethical issues of food handlers in the halal food industry, with special reference to the hygienic and sanitary aspect of food handlers. It further appraises sanitation and hygienic practices and behaviours of food handlers from the halal perspective.

A model for vendor managed inventory by applying the economic order quantity with fuzzy demand

This paper presented a decision support model for VMI system by applying the economic order quantity (EOQ) with fuzzy demand. The model of fuzzy EOQ that has been developed in this study is intended to accommodate the fuzzy demand. Result of the study shows that the optimal quantity of fuzzy EOQ is influenced by the value of ?1 and ?2. It was known that the value of order quantity (q) will be increased if the decision-makers getting more optimistic regarding the upper limit of the sales forecast implementation. The model formulation that has been introduced fuzzy number for demand to accommodate uncertainty situation.