Halal Supply Chain Management

There is a higher halal awareness among Muslim consumers, where the product in the supermarket is no longer assumed halal and its halal certificate and country of origin is more and more checked for the acceptance of and trust in new products. Governments and halal certification bodies should extend halal requirements towards supply chain management for halal certification of producers and restaurants as a narrow perspective, limited to ingredients and production, highly exposes the company in today’s market place. For this halal certification bodies should promote halal certification of supply chain parties, in particular the logistics service provider, traders and retailers. A better insight into the perception of the Muslim consumer regarding its halal supply chain and halal value chain requirements is critical for the halal industry. For the full article, please visit Islam and Civilisational Renewal

Food production and trade has been described as the weak link in the halal value chain. In order to guarantee availability of and access to halal food, a new paradigm is required in better organising and upscaling the production and trade of halal food through halal clusters. To better address today’s issues in the halal industries (ingredients, certification, logistics, etc.), there are evident benefits by producing in strong halal clusters, providing easy access to halal ingredients and access to attractive Muslim markets. A cluster analysis is conducted on the Malaysia and Dubai halal cluster in order to provide a better understanding of their halal cluster models and sustainability. A halal cluster model is proposed based on five pillars, namely: (i) Muslim consumer; (ii) education and research; (iii) halal integrity network; (iv) halal supply chain; and (v) enablers. For the full article, please visit  Journal of Islamic Marketing