Halal Supply Chain Risk Management in Malaysia's Digital Era: An Integrated Framework with MYeHALAL, MyDigital, and Blockchain Infrastructure
Keywords:
Halal supply chain, Risk governance, MyDigital, Blockchain, Digital halal ecosystem, Malaysia Blockchain InfrastructureAbstract
The framework develops an integrated MYeHALAL with blockchain infrastructures in Malaysia's MyDigital national digital transformation agenda for a comprehensive HSCRM framework that suits Malaysia's digital economy. Institutional theory and risk governance theory underpin the study that adopts a combination of a systematic literature review with conceptual synthesis to determine the vital halal risks at different stages in the supply chain. In the proposed framework, Malaysia's blueprint for the digital economy is leveraged, along with its new infrastructure for blockchain, to enhance levels of traceability, oversight by regulatory institutions, and integrity assurance. The researcher has designed the framework to fit Malaysia's long-term goals. The target is positioning as a regional leader in the digital economy by 2030. These findings may present strategic and policy insights to regulators such as JAKIM and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and its industry players, for positioning Malaysia as a global benchmark in digital halal governance in the near future.
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