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Halal Logistics: The Role of Ports, Issues and Challenges

Advances in Islamic Finance, Marketing, and Management

ISBN: 978-1-78635-899-8, eISBN: 978-1-78635-898-1

Publication date: 19 December 2016

Abstract

Purpose

This chapter aims to extend the knowledge and understanding on the role of halal ports in halal logistics. Halal logistics is a relatively new area in supply chain management. It refers to the process of managing the logistics operations such as fleet management, storage/warehousing, and materials handling according to the principles of Shariah law in ensuring the integrity of the halal products at the point of consumption.

Methodology/approach

This chapter studies how, in halal logistics, ports play an important role as the main processes of delivering halal products to the end consumers should be performed through their gateway. At port, the logistical handling of goods is performed through four systems, namely, transfer, delivery/receipt, ship, and storage.

Findings

The halal control and assurance activities conducted at transport, terminal, and warehouse should be clearly inspected in preserving the halal status of the products, thus enhancing the halal supply chain performance. Such activities include having a dedicated halal warehouse and transport, use of tertiary packaging in shipment as well as segregation of halal products from non-halal products to avoid contamination.

Practical implications

This chapter also highlights the issues and challenges of adopting halal logistics faced by the industry. The issues and challenges discussed in the literature includes disunity of halal certification, high cost and low demand of the halal processes, inadequate Shariah compliant personnel and lack of a general and worldwide acceptable halal compliant process.

Originality/value

The chapter concludes with recommendation to perform qualitative research and case studies at specific ports in order to assess the role and implementation of halal ports in their supply chain processes.

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Citation

Aziz, A.A. and Zailani, S. (2016), "Halal Logistics: The Role of Ports, Issues and Challenges", Mutum, D.S., Butt, M.M. and Rashid, M. (Ed.) Advances in Islamic Finance, Marketing, and Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 309-321. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78635-899-820161015

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