Subtopic Deep Dive
Halal Supply Chain Management
Research Guide
What is Halal Supply Chain Management?
Halal Supply Chain Management ensures halal integrity, traceability, and segregation from farm to consumer through specialized logistics and certification standards.
This subtopic covers blockchain, IoT, and logistics strategies to prevent cross-contamination in halal food chains. Key papers include Rejeb et al. (2020) with 272 citations on blockchain potentials and Zailani et al. (2017) with 139 citations on halal logistics challenges. Over 10 provided papers span 2009-2022, focusing on Malaysia's halal hub positioning.
Why It Matters
Halal supply chains support a USD2.3 trillion global industry by guaranteeing authenticity and trust (Azam and Abdullah, 2020). Blockchain and IoT integration reduce contamination risks, enabling Malaysia's halal-hub strategy (Nik Muhammad et al., 2009; Rejeb et al., 2021). Traceability systems via critical success factors enhance food safety compliance (Khan et al., 2018).
Key Research Challenges
Cross-Contamination Prevention
Halal integrity risks arise from shared logistics with non-halal goods. Zailani et al. (2017) identify transportation and storage segregation as key barriers. Packaging issues exacerbate contamination (Ab Talib and Johan, 2012).
Traceability Implementation
Critical success factors for traceability systems in halal chains remain underexplored. Khan et al. (2018) outline implementation challenges in specific SCM contexts. Blockchain offers solutions but faces adoption hurdles (Rejeb et al., 2020).
Certification and Assurance
Standardizing halal assurance across global supply chains is complex. Nik Muhammad et al. (2009) emphasize integration of supply chain strategy with halal systems. IoT proliferation aids but requires systematic integration (Rejeb et al., 2021).
Essential Papers
Blockchain Technology in the Food Industry: A Review of Potentials, Challenges and Future Research Directions
Abderahman Rejeb, John G. Keogh, Suhaiza Zailani et al. · 2020 · Logistics · 272 citations
Blockchain technology has emerged as a promising technology with far-reaching implications for the food industry. The combination of immutability, enhanced visibility, transparency and data integri...
GLOBAL HALAL INDUSTRY: REALITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Md Siddique E Azam, Moha Asri Abdullah · 2020 · International Journal of Islamic Business Ethics · 184 citations
The purpose of this study is to realize the opportunities of Halal industry exploring the driving factors of this fastest growing industry in the world. The global Halal industry as a whole is esti...
Positioning Malaysia as Halal-Hub: Integration Role of Supply Chain Strategy and Halal Assurance System
Nik Maheran Nik Muhammad, Filzah Md Isa, Bidin Chee Kifli · 2009 · Asian Social Science · 161 citations
HALAL-HUB is a concerted effort among the Islamic organizations/bodies such as Halal manufacturers, Halal traders, buyers, and consumers from all over the world.To be the central trading hub for Ha...
Integrating the Internet of Things in the halal food supply chain: A systematic literature review and research agenda
Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Suhaiza Zailani et al. · 2021 · Internet of Things · 154 citations
To address consumers' concerns regarding food integrity, halal food businesses need to rethink their conventional supply chains and leverage new technologies. The emergence and proliferation of the...
Halal logistics opportunities and challenges
Suhaiza Zailani, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Azmin Azliza Aziz et al. · 2017 · Journal of Islamic marketing · 139 citations
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to investigate the challenges and opportunities for logistics companies in Malaysia to adopt halal logistics. Logistics plays a key role in protecting the halal ...
Implementing Traceability Systems in Specific Supply Chain Management (SCM) through Critical Success Factors (CSFs)
Shahbaz Khan, Abid Haleem, Mohd Imran Khan et al. · 2018 · Sustainability · 136 citations
Traceability plays a vital role in the success of Halal Supply Chain (HSC). HSC revolve around the essential dimension of Halal Integrity (HI), whereas traceability is seemed to be medium to assure...
Halal Food Sustainability between Certification and Blockchain: A Review
Christian Bux, Erica Varese, Vera Amicarelli et al. · 2022 · Sustainability · 112 citations
Islam is the second-largest religion on a global scale. All around the world Muslims are estimated to comprise more than 1.9 billion people. Therefore, the demand for Halal commodities is expected ...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Nik Muhammad et al. (2009, 161 citations) for Malaysia halal-hub strategy and supply chain integration; then Ab Talib and Johan (2012, 104 citations) on packaging issues critical to integrity.
Recent Advances
Study Rejeb et al. (2020, 272 citations) on blockchain potentials; Rejeb et al. (2021, 154 citations) on IoT in halal chains; Bux et al. (2022, 112 citations) on blockchain-certification sustainability.
Core Methods
Blockchain for immutability (Rejeb et al., 2020); IoT for interconnected traceability (Rejeb et al., 2021); CSF-based traceability systems (Khan et al., 2018); PEST for logistics environment (Ab Talib et al., 2014).
How PapersFlow Helps You Research Halal Supply Chain Management
Discover & Search
Research Agent uses searchPapers and citationGraph to map halal logistics clusters from Zailani et al. (2017), then exaSearch uncovers IoT extensions, and findSimilarPapers reveals 50+ related works on blockchain traceability like Rejeb et al. (2020).
Analyze & Verify
Analysis Agent employs readPaperContent on Rejeb et al. (2021) IoT review, verifies claims with CoVe against citationGraph, and runs PythonAnalysis on pandas for bibliometric trends in halal papers, graded via GRADE for evidence strength in supply chain metrics.
Synthesize & Write
Synthesis Agent detects gaps in cross-contamination literature via contradiction flagging, while Writing Agent uses latexEditText, latexSyncCitations for Nik Muhammad et al. (2009), and latexCompile to produce reports with exportMermaid diagrams of halal chain flows.
Use Cases
"Analyze citation trends in halal logistics papers from 2017-2022"
Research Agent → searchPapers('halal logistics') → Analysis Agent → runPythonAnalysis(pandas citation count plot) → matplotlib trend graph exported as PNG.
"Draft a review section on blockchain in halal supply chains with citations"
Synthesis Agent → gap detection on Rejeb et al. (2020) → Writing Agent → latexEditText + latexSyncCitations(10 papers) → latexCompile → PDF with integrated bibliography.
"Find GitHub repos implementing IoT for halal traceability"
Research Agent → citationGraph(Rejeb et al., 2021) → Code Discovery → paperExtractUrls → paperFindGithubRepo → githubRepoInspect → list of 5 repos with code summaries.
Automated Workflows
Deep Research workflow conducts systematic reviews by chaining searchPapers(50+ halal SCM papers) → citationGraph → GRADE grading for structured reports on traceability CSFs. DeepScan applies 7-step CoVe analysis with verifyResponse checkpoints on Zailani et al. (2017) challenges. Theorizer generates hypotheses on IoT-blockchain hybrids from Rejeb papers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines Halal Supply Chain Management?
It ensures halal integrity via traceability, segregation, and certification from production to delivery (Nik Muhammad et al., 2009).
What are main methods in halal supply chains?
Blockchain for transparency (Rejeb et al., 2020), IoT for real-time tracking (Rejeb et al., 2021), and PEST analysis for logistics (Ab Talib et al., 2014).
What are key papers on halal logistics?
Zailani et al. (2017, 139 citations) on opportunities/challenges; Khan et al. (2018, 136 citations) on traceability CSFs; Rejeb et al. (2020, 272 citations) on blockchain.
What open problems exist in halal SCM?
Global standardization of assurance systems and scalable IoT-blockchain integration for non-food halal products (Rejeb et al., 2021; Bux et al., 2022).
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