Halal Certificate Readiness Assessment (HaCeRa) Tool:
Towards Automation of the Halal Application Process
Keywords:
Readiness, Assessment, Halal certification, Halal readinessAbstract
Business owners are concerned that obtaining Halal certificates will be a time-consuming, complicated, and lengthy process. The time it takes to assemble the large quantity of documents and evidence required to qualify for the Halal certification process is one of the main issues. The design and development of a web-based tool, Halal Certificate Readiness Assessment (HaCeRa), to aid in the automation of the Halal certificate readiness assessment process will be discussed in this paper. This could alleviate some of the problems and make it easier for company owners to obtain a Halal certificate. For food premises, food product producers, and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) categories, the system serves as a thorough Halal readiness assessment. The HaCeRa provides a comprehensive checklist that contains all the necessary information and documents for the Halal certification assessment. HaCeRa also visualises the Halal readiness progress based on the Halal certificate checklist to assist them to get their Halal certification. HaCeRa includes visualizations of Halal readiness progress based on the Halal certification checklist to help expedite preparation and inform potential Halal applicants of their present status. The HaCeRa system also supports the Halal consultants, allowing them to keep track of their clients' progress and provide reports and summaries of their clients' readiness assessments based on the clients' assessment records
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