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THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT. THE COURSE FOCUSES ON THE CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT IN THE LOGISTICS BUSINESS. IT EXPOSES THE STUDENTS TO MATERIALS REQUIREMENT, INVENTORY, PROCUREMENT, LOGISTICS DISTRIBUTION, WAREHOUSING AND PACKAGING, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR HANDLING GOODS.

THE COURSE EMPHASISES ON THE INNOVATION OF SERVICE IN THE CONTEXT OF HALAL LOGISTICS SERVICES WHICH MIGHT ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY. THE IMPORTANCE OF HALAL LOGISTICS SERVICES THAT EMPHASISE ON BEHAVIOURS, ACTIVITIES, AND OPERATIONS WHICH ARE VIOLATED OR CONFLICTED WITH THE ISLAMIC THOUGHTS, OPERATED AND PERFORMED WITH TRUST, DEDICATION AND HONEST, AND FOLLOW TERM OF AGREEMENT OR SHARIAH COMPLIANT, MINIMISES HARDSHIP AND GENERATES WELFARE OR BENEFITS TO PEOPLE (SOCIETY), PLANET (ENVIRONMENT), PROFIT (ECONOMY). STUDENTS CAN LEARN HOW STRATEGIC HALAL DECISIONS IN LOGISTICS WILL AFFECT PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT (FIRMS' SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE).

THE COURSE WILL INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF HALAL LOGISTICS SERVICES THAT COVERS FIRM'S PHILOSOPHY (E.G. GREEN, REVERSE LOGISTICS, LESS ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND RESOURCES); ETHICAL STANDARD AND ACT.