Assessing and ranking HALMAS parks in Malaysia: An application of importance-performance analysis and AHP

Islam, Rafikul and El Madkouri, Fatima (2018) Assessing and ranking HALMAS parks in Malaysia: An application of importance-performance analysis and AHP. Journal of Islamic Marketing, 9 (2). pp. 240-261. ISSN 1759-0833 E-ISSN 1759-0841

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Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to measure the level of importance and satisfaction on a number of items in the day-to-day running of the halal parks in Malaysia and to rank a selected halal parks on the basis of a number of performance criteria. Design/methodology/approach An importance-performance analysis (IPA) approach was adopted to focus on the areas requiring remedial actions for the halal parks. Further, the HALMAS (the accredited halal parks) parks ranking criteria have been identified and the absolute measurement process of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) has been applied to complete the ranking exercise. Findings IPA surfaced 16 items that require remedial actions for successful operations of HALMAS parks; these are related to infrastructure, facilities, logistics, local support authorities and the role of halal develop corporation. On the other hand, there were seven criteria to rank the HALMAS parks. Research limitations/implications Because of limited availability of data, the researchers could not rank all the 13 HALMAS parks in Malaysia rather only eight parks were evaluated. Practical implications The findings of the research were presented before the management of the parks and they shared their views that the findings gave them the clear road map of implementing improvement activities that will bring higher effectiveness in running the parks. Originality/value This is the pioneering attempt to rank HALMAS parks in Malaysia by applying a scientific method such as AHP. The type of application of a hybrid method (IPA and AHP) that is presented in the paper can also be extended to similar situations.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	2887/64792
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Importance-performance analysis, Ranking, Analytic hierarchy process, Halal industry
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory > HB126.4 Islamic Economics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences > Department of Business Administration
Depositing User:	Rafikul Islam
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2018 16:32
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2018 16:33
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/64792

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