Halal Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Recent Trends and Issues

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Halal in logistics, supply chain management and the future implications for the Halal industry. It discusses a wide range of Halal logistics practices and theories in Japan, Korea, Spain, Oman, and SEA countries.

The book examines technology applications, regulatory and certification procedure, Halal management system and quality control, sustainability and as well as challenges for the logistics and Halal supply chain in the pandemic context. The book also looks at how to navigate the complexity of the Halal logistics to achieve business sustainability. It uses a multidisciplinary approach to provide insights on the Halal logistics and supply chain study.

This book hopes to fill an existing gap and enrich the literature on Halal logistics and supply chain management specifically in the West, Middle East and regions in Asia. This will be a useful reference to those who would like to learn more about this industry.

Nor Aida Abdul Rahman is Associate Professor at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and currently serves as a Head of Aviation Management at Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology, in Subang, Selangor, Malaysia. She has worked as internal and external trainer in management, supply chain, Halal logistics and postgraduate research. Her research work has appeared in several reputable academic journals such as Industrial Marketing Management, Journal of Islamic Marketing and others. She has also published a number of book chapters and refereed conference proceedings, and been part of the editorial team for a book project with Routledge. She is on the working group panel of the MS2400 Halal Supply Chain standard and TC10 for Halal Supply Chain Standard (SMIIC). She earned a PhD in Management (Supply Chain Management) from Brunel University, London, UK. She is also an academic advisor in college, a chartered member for the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Malaysia (CILTM), an HRDF Certified Trainer, chairman (Academic Committee) for the Malaysian Association of Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chain Schools (MyATLAS), vice president (research journal) for the Institute for Research in Management and Engineering UK (INRME), JAKIM Halal Certified Trainer, UniKL Halal Professional Board and a member of Academy of Marketing, UK.

Azizul Hassan is a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the UK Tourism Society. Dr. Hassan has been working for the tourism industry as a consultant, academic and researcher for over 20 years. His research interest areas are technology-supported marketing for tourism and hospitality, immersive technology applications in the tourism and hospitality industry, and technology-influenced marketing suggestions for sustainable tourism and hospitality industry in developing countries. Dr Hassan has authored more than 150 articles and book chapters in leading tourism outlets. He is also part of the editorial team of 25 book projects, and is a regular reviewer of a number of international journals.

Hajjah Zawiah Abdul Majid is a Senior Lecturer at University Kuala Lumpur and served as Head of Teknoputra, International, Industrial & Institutional Partnerships (3IP) UniKL Business School. She has 20 years’ experience teaching various courses such as Logistics, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. Currently, she is a Fellow at The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Woman in Logistics and Transport (WiLAT), Global Vice Chairperson (GVC) Southeast Asia and founder of WiLAT Malaysia. She has more than 30 years’ experience in logistics industry and is currently pursuing her doctorate in Halal Supply Chain. She is on the working group panel of MS2400 Halal Supply Chain for DSM and TC10 for SMIIC, Istanbul, Turkey. She is also chairman of National Competency Standard (NCS) for Halal Logistics under MOHR, HDC and JPK, and a certified Halal Professional Board trainer endorsed by JAKIM.