An Introduction to Information Technology in the HALAL Market - Paper (Part 3)

Social Issues

First and foremost, it had been identified that non-Muslim customers are not familiar with the concept of halal and do not know how to go about having their products or services receive halal certification. The solution for this issue is to provide proper training on Halal and the necessary processes and procedures to achieve halal certification.

First and foremost, it had been identified that non-Muslim customers are not familiar with the concept of halal and do not know how to go about having their products or services receive halal certification. The solution for this issue is to provide proper training on Halal and the necessary processes and procedures to achieve halal certification.

First and foremost, non-Muslim customers are not familiar with the concept of halal and do not know how to get their products or services halal-certified. The way to solve this problem is to provide appropriate training in the processes and procedures necessary for halal certification.

Organizational Issues

Organizational issues

For Warees Halal, in order for it to be successful it needs to have a successful team of specialists to effectively and efficiently deliver Halal solutions to its customers. Being specialized does not mean that the team needs to know everything about halal only; it needs to be comprised of people with mixed knowledge and skills—religious background, food and nutrition.

For Warees Halal, to be successful it needs a team of specialists able to effectively deliver halal certification solutions to customers. Being specialized does not mean the team needs to know everything about halal, but it needs to be made up of people with comprehensive halal background and food knowledge and skills.

Behavioral Issues

Behavioral issues

As the halal business deals with halal certification, the company needs to be more sensitive toward the social/religious aspects of the business. If it is not done so, it may have a major impact and repercussions due to negligence and misinformation with regard to the handling.

As a halal-food enterprise operating halal certification, the company needs to be more sensitive to the enterprise's/society's religious aspects. If it does not, there may be a major impact due to the handling and repercussions of negligence and misinformation.

Legal Issues

Legal issues

Like any company, Warees Halal needs to adhere to any laws with regard to contract agreements between its customers. The company also needs to understand the different legal systems of the different countries they are doing business in.

Like all other companies, Warees Halal needs to abide by the law regarding contracts and agreements with customers. The company also needs to understand the different legal systems of the different countries when negotiating business.

Infrastructure Analysis

Infrastructure analysis. Discuss the technology needed additionally in the B2B, mobile and collaborative commerce environments

Regarding the technology needed in the B2B platform, mobile platform and collaborative commerce environment

Warees IT has identified that the following technologies are needed to enable B2B:-

Warees IT has identified that the following technologies are needed to enable B2B:-

A web server running the B2B web application

A web server running the B2B web application

The web server could be Microsoft IIS or Apache Server running in-house at the company's premises or hosted by an e-commerce service provider

The web server could be Microsoft IIS or Apache Server running in-house at the company's premises or hosted by an e-commerce service provider.

LAN network with wired connectivity

The network could be a connected LAN network

Mobile device connectivity such as smartphones or laptops

LAN network with wired connectivity

The network could be a connected LAN network

Mobile device connectivity such as smartphones or laptops

In order to allow mobile commerce, Warees IT was also exploring new technologies, and one of them is cloud computing. The rise of cloud computing is one of the most transformative developments in how information technology services are created, delivered, and accessed in the last 20 years. Cloud computing stands alongside milestones like the commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s, the advent of Java in 1995, and the growth and standardization of the World Wide Web (URLs, browsers, HTTP), as a transformative advance in how we understand and consume information technology.

To enable mobile commerce, Warees IT is exploring new technologies, one of which is cloud computing. The rise of cloud computing is one of the most transformative developments in the creation, delivery and access of information technology services over the past 20 years. Like the commercialization of the Internet in the 1990s, the advent of Java in 1995, and the development and standardization of the World Wide Web (URLs, browsers, HTTP), cloud computing is a milestone in technological development and a transformative advance in how we understand and consume information technology.

Pervasive system availability and connectivity, a characteristic of the Internet and Web, is largely responsible for establishing the foundation for cloud computing.

Pervasive system availability and connectivity, a characteristic of the Internet and Web, is largely the foundation on which cloud computing is built.

Cloud computing provides numerous strategic and tactical benefits, including IT decapitalization, accessibility, business agility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

Cloud computing provides numerous strategic and tactical benefits, including IT decapitalization, accessibility, business agility, scalability, and the resulting cost-effectiveness.

With cloud computing platforms, computer resources, storage resources, application logic, and development and deployment environments can now reside on the Web and be accessed 24x7 without having to rely on local replicas or resources other than a browser. In a climate where IT organizations are being asked to do more with less, cloud computing can provide a far more rapid 'time to value' for IT organizations which spend a disproportionate percentage of time and money on buying software and hardware to perform several common IT tasks, including custom application development, deployment, and maintenance.

With cloud computing platforms, computer resources, storage resources, and development and deployment environments can be accessed on the Web around the clock without relying on local replicas or browser resources other than a browser. In a climate where IT is asked to 'do more with less,' cloud computing can provide a faster 'time to value' for IT, which spends a disproportionate amount of time and money buying software and hardware to perform several common IT tasks, including custom application development, deployment and maintenance.

The result is that some cloud-savvy IT organizations are being transformed to focus on innovation and creating true business value, instead of maintaining a regime of license renewal and break-fix infrastructure problems. Given the increasing reliance of companies on a strategic and lean IT organization, it is believed that cloud computing will grow in importance for these firms, and will be a key channel for how IT services are delivered and consumed.

As a result, some cloud-savvy IT organizations are being transformed to focus on innovation and creating true business value, rather than sustaining a regime of license renewal and break-fix infrastructure problems. Given companies' increasing reliance on IT technology, it is now widely believed that the development of cloud computing is extremely important to these companies and will be a key channel for how IT services are delivered and consumed.

Discuss the infrastructure being used by different companies in your business (online book business)

How the infrastructure is used by different companies in your business (online booking business)

Let's take a look at the infrastructure used

Model Analysis Common business models used in your e-business

Common business models used in your e-business

An e-marketplace is an electronic exchange marketplace where companies register as sellers or buyers to communicate and conduct business over the Internet. The e-marketplace has become an important electronic shopping environment that may evolve into a dominant force in Internet marketing. Most of the e-marketplaces with online stores are offering competing products. Featuring is associated with a price premium and serves as a mechanism to mitigate competition among online stores. In essence, featuring facilitates a convenience-price trade-off. Those consumers who find that the cost of searching outweighs the benefit of a lower expected price shop at the featured store where the price is higher on average.

An e-marketplace is an electronic trading marketplace where companies, as sellers or buyers, conduct business through communication over the Internet. The e-marketplace has become an important electronic shopping environment and will evolve into a dominant force in online marketing. Most online stores in e-marketplaces offer competing products. Featuring, combined with a price premium, serves as a mechanism to mitigate competition among online stores. In essence, featuring facilitates a price trade-off: consumers find that at featured stores, where prices are generally higher, the search cost can outweigh the lower expected price.

The e-commerce mechanism of the Halal e-marketplace can improve trading efficiency and lower the cost of collecting information as well as the purchase price. The e-marketplace can use 'a combination of pictures, literal description, and regulated classification' to introduce the quality and details of the traded commodities.

The e-commerce mechanism of the Halal e-marketplace can improve trading efficiency and reduce the cost of information collection and purchase prices. The e-marketplace can use 'a combination of pictures, literal description, and regulated classification' to introduce the quality and details of the traded commodities.

Hence, the Halal e-marketplace is found to be an emerging e-marketplace for the global Halal industries since the early years. Contrary to the conventional e-marketplace, one of the unique features of the Halal e-marketplace is that it requires all Halal businesses and services to be provided and transacted online according to the Halal principles and Muslim values. This is to ensure the benefits of Halal consumers from around the world.

Therefore, since its early years, the Halal e-marketplace has contributed to the development of the global halal industry as an emerging electronic market. Contrary to the conventional e-marketplace, one of the unique features of the Halal e-marketplace is that it requires all Halal enterprises providing services and transacting online to comply with Halal principles and Muslim values. This is to guarantee the benefits of Halal consumers from around the world.

The unique features of the Halal e-marketplace include:

Only Halal-certified products and services can be exhibited and traded online

Operated according to the Halal principles and Muslim values

Cultivate the Islamic values of hygiene, sincerity, fairness and trustworthiness

Promotes the right way of doing trading activities

The unique features of the Halal e-marketplace also include:

Only Halal-certified products and services can be exhibited and traded online;

Complying with Halal principles and Muslim values;

Cultivating the Islamic values of hygiene, sincerity, fairness and trustworthiness;

Promoting the right way of conducting trading activities.

Economic Benefits of the Halal e-marketplace

Economic benefits of the Halal e-marketplace

Halal industry businesses and service providers can benefit from the Halal e-marketplace. For example, Halal food producers representing each section in a supply chain could join the Halal e-marketplace to transfer information and purchase products. They may operate on a cost-recovery basis by an independent third party (such as an industry association) or be set up as a business offering, with a middle-person providing a value-added function such as transaction services. Services offered by Halal e-marketplaces include business directory listings, electronic catalogues for online purchasing of goods and services, and trading or transaction services.

Halal merchants and service providers can profit from the Halal e-marketplace. For example, Halal food producers representing each part of the supply chain join the Halal e-marketplace to transfer information and purchase product information. They can operate on a cost-recovery basis through an independent third party (such as an industry association), or as a business offering, with a middle-person providing a value-added function such as transaction services. Services provided through the Halal e-marketplace include business directory listings and electronic catalogues for online purchasing of goods and services and trading or transaction services.

The economic benefits of the Halal e-marketplace may include:

Greater opportunities for Halal suppliers and buyers to make new trading partnerships, either within their supply chain or across supply chains

The potential to lower the costs of negotiating and making transactions with automation of standard business procedures

The potential for more transparent pricing as Halal buyers and sellers take the opportunity to trade in a more open environment

The opportunity to access value-added services such as inventory control and management of dispatch and distribution processes using electronic systems

The economic benefits of the Halal e-marketplace include:

Providing Halal food suppliers and buyers with more opportunities to form new trading partnerships, whether within their own supply chain or across each other's supply chains;

Lowering the costs of negotiation and transactions through the automation of standard business processes;

More transparent pricing, as Halal buyers and sellers take the opportunity to trade in a more open environment;

Opportunities for value-added services, such as inventory control and the management of dispatch and distribution processes using electronic systems.