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Amid increasingly fierce competition in the food business, halal certification is a source of excellence. Halal certification is now a step businesses can take to increase their successful business performance. This study aims to provide business actors with a deeper understanding of the impact of halal certification on company performance by analyzing the effect of halal certification on logistic performance and financial performance in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based on processed meat and cowhide in Surakarta. This study is based on a purposive sampling survey of SMEs producing processed meat and cowhide in Surakarta that has obtained halal certification. The PLS-SEM method was used to process the data. This research shows that halal certification has a good and significant impact on the logistical and financial performance of SMEs producing processed meat and cowhide in Surakarta. This founding indicates that halal certification has an impact and may be considered by business actors who have yet to go through the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article deals with increase of logistic performance for the retail business through operational planning and scheduling distribution of goods using micro-logistic model. The objective of the research is to rationalize the spending resources of enterprise in the distribution of final production via increase of productivity and logistic activities due to higher customer demands for speed, flexibility, and other logistic aspects of customer service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to provide a profound picture of where existing production planning and control (PPC) concepts fail in small to medium sized make-to-order (MTO) companies. While several studies have discussed the specific requirements of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through surveys or observations in order to determine the suitability of existing PPC concepts, in general, in-depth empirical evidence is rare. In this article, seven case study companies are studied with the backbone of the analysis based on order progress data collected from each company. In each case, logistic performance problems are determined and traced back to their root causes. To distinguish between common problems and company specific elements, a comparative analysis across the cases has been performed. The analysis shows that a significant proportion of common PPC problems can be attributed to a limited set of decision points in the flow of orders. Furthermore, we find that most performance losses can actually be predicted before an order is released to the shop floor. Decisions after release are mainly made in order to correct for the delays caused before release. In the pre-production phase, before release, two common problem areas are identified: (1) inadequate capacity planning overviews to support sales decisions, and (2) uncontrolled delays in engineering. Observed problems that appear after release tend to be more diverse and company-specific. A review of available PPC concepts for MTO SMEs indicates that these areas have been neglected in the literature to date, leading to our call for a new focus in PPC research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]