Lean supply chain practices in the Halal food

Abstract

Purpose – This study aims to assess the possibility of implementing lean practices in the Halal food supply chain, and the barriers to their implementation. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was used to identify the perceived issues and attitudes towards implementing lean practices in the supply chain. The questionnaire was distributed to 300 Halal food firms in Malaysia. A total of 61 usable replies were received. Findings – More than 70 percent of the firms reported that lean supply chain (LSC) has not yet been implemented in their firm. Data analysis shows that 14 percent of non-lean firms urgently need to implement lean manufacturing. Market competition and uncertainty was highlighted as an important barrier in implementing LSC among lean firms. In contrast, lack of customer awareness of LSCM practices was recognised as a major barrier in non-lean firms. Originality/value – There is little documentation regarding the status of LSC implementation in the Halal food industries, and therefore identifying the necessity of its implementation and the important impediments was identified as a gap in the existing literature. This paper provides insightful information on the necessity of implementing lean manufacturing practices in Halal food supply chains.

Assessing Halal logistics competence: An Islamic-based and resource-based view

“…The Halal logistics is developing due to increased in Halal demand. In Halal literatures, the concept of Halal (permissible) and toyibban (wholesome) are more predominant in Halal issues in relation to food [6,7] and Halal certifications [10] but less emphasize extensively on Halal services.…”

“…There were also literatures that explore the concept of Halalan and Toyibban, however we need more understanding of the means for 3PL firms to gain Halal logistics competence in the successful implementation of total Halal logistics operations. Furthermore, many Halal literatures have been exploratory in nature; it has largely dominated on Halal food, production or manufacturing perspectives [5,6,7]. This research attempts to focus on Halal logistics competency for the proposition of innovation in delivering Halal products and/or services.…”

¿Cuál es la mejor cadena de suministro para frutas perecederas, lean o ágil?

“…En las medidas de desempeño logístico, Manzouri et al (2013) señalan que los niveles de inventario para lean deben ser mínimos, mientras que, en ágil los niveles de inventario son altos lo que permite responder a las variaciones de la demanda (Lehtinen et al, 2005).…”

Halal Logistics PEST Analysis: The Malaysia Perspectives

“…Nevertheless, although Halal logistics publications are limited and more academic research is needed (Zulfakar et al, 2012;Tieman 2013), Halal logistics related scholarly works have emerged considerably. Halal logistics research covers Halal logistics and supply chain (Tieman, 2011;Tieman et al, 2012;Tieman et al, 2013), training in Halal logistics (Pahim et al, 2012a(Pahim et al, /2012b, Halal transportation (Tan et al, 2012a and, willingness to pay for Halal logistics (Kamaruddin et al, 2012a), Halal packaging (Talib & Johan, 2012), and food supply chain (Halaseh & Sundarakani, 2012;Manzouri et al, 2013).…”