A systematic review of halal supply chain research: to where shall we go?

Abstract

Purpose This study aims to explore existing study trends in the halal supply chain (HSC) field as an extension of supply chain studies. Upon examining multiple journal ranks and citation profiles, these trends cover research themes, methodologies, settings (country and data analysis level) and their interactions. Design/methodology/approach The study followed a systematic, mixed-method review to pinpoint the HSC research themes. The Publish or Perish software, with specific criteria, was used to retrieve and filter 87 HSC articles from 2009 to 2019 from the Google Scholar database. Then, an input–process–output framework was used to classify and discuss potential future research. Findings This study concludes that HSC research is still in early development. Five themes consisting of 24 different topics were found: the engagement process, quality control assurance, critical success factors, the production and distribution process and HSC operations support. Most of the HSC studies followed conceptual and qualitative interview methods, with special reference to Muslim-majority countries and organization-level analysis. Within one decade, the number of HSC publications grew significantly, though their presentation is mainly in unindexed journals and their citation rate is low. This study thus proposes three main future HSC research points: HSC consequences, processes and antecedents. Practical implications Possible practical implications can be expected from the authors’ proposed empirical studies as guidelines to formulate and promote HSC implementation. Originality/value No comprehensive HSC research review exists in the literature. This study intends to fill this void by charting cumulative knowledge and proposing a roadmap for future research endeavors.

Effect of Supply Chain Management on Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance. Studies on the Batik Industry in Yogyakarta City

“…Future research can also take the areas which mentioned by the Indonesian Ministry of Industry [14] as the main areas for national industrial development, such as Central Java and East Java. In addition, further research can explore more topics around SCM which are currently in development stage, such as Sustainable SCM [23], Green SCM [7], and Halal SCM [12], [13].…”

Bridging Supply Chain Concept in Healthcare Services

“…Trends in methodology and trends at the data level show how far research in the healthcare supply chain has been carried out [12,23]. In this study, trends will discuss 2 main points, namely (1) methodological trends and (2) data level trends [12].…”

“…Trends in methodology and trends at the data level show how far research in the healthcare supply chain has been carried out [12,23]. In this study, trends will discuss 2 main points, namely (1) methodological trends and (2) data level trends [12]. Methodology trends emphasize a descriptive description of the methodology used in articles in the healthcare supply chain.…”

“…Based on the results in Figure 6, information is obtained that from 2017 to 2020, the methodological trend used by researchers in the healthcare supply chain sector is a survey method. This method emphasizes on asking a number of questions to which sources with a large number of sources (generally homogeneous information source) who are able to provide information related to the concept of supply chain in health services [12,14,25]. This fact shows that there needs to be sources from various perspectives to try to find a common thread between the supply chain concept and health services.…”

“…The second section describes this systematic review's methodology, including the sourcing and retrieval of the articles, the tabulation and analysis methods and the findings' interpretations and display. Detailed discussions of the findings and proposed future research points are explained in the third and fourth sections, while the last section presents this study's concluding remarks [12].…”