ABSTRACT
This chapter on Islamic logistics provides a clear and thorough analysis of the issues surrounding Halal logistics to students, academicians, practitioners and consumers at large. It also discusses the importance of Halal logistics as a source of competitive advantage to the industries. As explained in the ‘Expert’s Perspective’ and covered throughout this chapter, the advantages of establishing such logistics, as well as the challenges that could hinder a firm’s efforts in this regard, are discussed. Many countries in the world, both Muslim and non-Muslim, are making substantial investments to become regional Halal hubs that provide special manufacturing centres as well as systems for Halal logistics in order to maintain product purity during shipping and storage. Governments around the world are increasingly realizing the importance of Halal logistics to the establishment of a Halal industry that can compete successfully within the sophisticated Halal market.
