Halal Supply Chain Management

Halal supply chain management is becoming important for consumer confidence in halal certified products. However, halal supply chains are complex supply chains with vulnerabilities that need to be addressed through well organised robust, effective and efficient halal supply chains. This paper sets out to argue that new innovative solutions are needed for better optimisation of halal supply chains that exploit collaboration, both vertically with supply chain partners and horizontally among companies in the same industry. Methods in vertical collaboration proposed are halal clusters and a halal supply chain orchestrator. Possible methods in horizontal collaboration are direct collaboration models and collaboration through an intermediary. Governments are recommended to stimulate vertical and horizontal collaboration initiatives in the halal industry and the development of a more advanced halal standard, incorporating international halal standards, which support a supply chain approach to