Profile of the Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS)

Universiti Teknologi MARA

SEA and Halal: Twin Opportunities Memorial 1815 in Waterloo

Brussels, Belgium

24 March 2017

MITRANS’s Environment

Malaysia Institute of Transport:

Strategic Objective

Vision

To become the world renowned centre of excellence of innovative solutions and intellectual capacity development

in transport, logistics and Halal supply chain.

Mission

* Achieve financial sustainability from execution of research, consultancy, training and CPD and innovation;

*Accelerate on human capital development; and

*Optimise industry linkages and community engagement with local and international agencies in transport, logistics and Halal supply chain.

Malaysia Institute of Transport:

Strategic Objectives

To engage in advisory and consultancy services with internal and external partners in academia, industry and government

To execute multi-disciplinary research that seeks innovative ideas

To ensure continued provision of independent research of highest quality

To function as a major research database for the nation

To cultivate responsive links with global partners that extend our capability and global presence

To provide innovative transport & logistics education and human capital development for students and industry professionals

Our people

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Workforce Profile as at Mac

2017

6

Management

11 Young Researchers

3 Administrative

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TOTAL = 27

7

Postgraduate Research Programs at MITRANS

Ph.D

(LT990)

Full-time (21)

Part-time (7)

Total = 28

MSc

(LT780

Full-time (19)

Part-time (3)

Total = 22

TOTAL = 50

Postgraduate Programs

Semester Mar 2016 – Jan 2017

Evolution

Areas of Expertise

Logistics and Supply Chain

Public Transport

Sustainable Development

Syariah Halal Supply

Chain

IT & Technology

Legal

Food Science Engineering

Retailing

Inter-organisational Relationships

Operations Management

Our Products and Services…..

Consultancy Training Research

Recognition: MITRANS as High Impact

Centre of Excellence by the Ministry of

Higher Education Malaysia

National HiCoE Award Ceremony on

9th October 2014

Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia,

Putrajaya

Niche Area:

Halal Supply Chain

MITRANS’s Networking

Core Philosophy

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Fostering Nation Building and Global Competitiveness

MITRANS

Industry

Government

University

HALAL SUPPLY CHAIN

MANU

FACTURERS

INFRA-

STRUCTURE

EDUCATION

GLC

ICT TECHNOLOGY/

EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER

INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION

GOVT

LOGISTICS SERVICE

PROVIDER

Manufacturing

Industries

-FMCG

-Pharmaceutical

-Cosmetic

Halalan Toyyiban Supply Chain Stakeholders

Logistics

Infrastructure :

-Airport

-Terminal/Port

-Railway

-Logistics Park

Education:

-Universities

-Colleges

GLC:

-HDC

-Kontena

Nasional

-MILS

ICT Technology/Equipment

Supplier :

-ICT technology supplier

-ICT equipment supplier

Industrial

Group

-Logistics

associations

Government

-Certification

Body (JAKIM)

-Planning (EPU)

-KPDNKK

-PBT

-JAIN

Logistics Service Provider

-Transportation/ Forwarder

enterprise

-Storage and warehousing

-Inventory management

-Packaging

-Materials handling

Certification Body and

Standards Body

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The Department of

Islamic Development of

Malaysia

Success Stories

Standard Metrology Institute for Islamic

Countries (SMIIC) through Standards

Malaysia

• Approval by SMIIC on the establishment

of Technical Committee 10 Halal Supply

Chain on 25th January 2015

Standard Metrology Institute for Islamic

Countries (SMIIC) through Standards

Malaysia • An affiliated organisation of the Organisation

of Islamic Countries (OIC).

• Aims at realising harmonised standards in

the Member States and eliminating

technical barriers to trade and thus

developing trade among themselves.

• Achieving uniformity in metrology,

laboratory testing and standardisation

activities among Member States and

ensuring education and training and

providing technical assistance.

• Recognised as Halal Supply Chain experts

by the Standards Malaysia.

• Appointed as National Mirror Committee of

SMIIC

• Appointed as Working Group for Halal

Logistics and Logistics

• Appointed as the Technical Committee in

Halal Supply Chain (TC10)

Development and Review of Halal

Supply Chain Standards for SMIIC

and Malaysia

Stakeholders’ Engagement:

Review Halal Logistics

Standards MS2400

1-3 November 2016 May 2016:

SMIIC Information System

Training, Istanbul

Collaboration with Halal Food

Authority, UK

Halal Food Authority

HFA Halal Industry Conference,

London 26th May 2016

Together with YB Senator Dato’ Dr

Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, Timbalan

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana

Menteri

Halal Logistics Awareness Seminar

in Hong Kong

Conducting Halal Supply Chain

Awareness Seminar (25th – 28th

October 2016)

With Ms. Vickey, Dr Dorothy Former

CILT Hong Kong president. Halal

Awareness Seminar at University of

Hong Kong 18 November 2015

OHM Connections FZE

Mr Yogesh V. Raje

Director – Sales and

Strategic Management

OHM Connection,

Jebel Ali Free Zone,

Dubai,

OUTPUT

Training and consultancy partner

promoting Halal Supply Chain in Dubai.

Visit

1. NRTC Warehouse at Al

Awir Central Market and

met Mr Shihad Aboobacker,

Import Purchase

Coordinator of NRTC.

2. AKM Foodstuff Trading

LLC

Exploring the Halal Industry in

France, 16-21 Nov 2015

Meeting with Mr. Azedding Bahi from Association Rituelle de la Grande Mosuee de Lyon and Mr AbouBacar Issoufou from Haraka Consulting

Meeting with 1. Assoc. Prof Aicha Seklouli Sekhari from Universite’ Lumiera Lyon 2, France 2. Prof Naoufel Cheikheouhou, Geneva School of Business and Administration, Switzerland

Observation & Interviews of Halal

Shops

Interview the Manager of Les Surgeles Halal Proxigel Plus Lyon.

INDONESIA-MALAYSIA-THAILAND

GROWTH TRIANGLE (IMT-GT) – Working

Group on Halal Products and Services

(WGHAPAS) under Ministry of International

Trade and Industry (MITI)

Proposal approved for Halal Supply Chain Awareness

Training for Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand Growth

Triangle under WG HAPAS , MITI

10th IMT-GT Working Group Meeting on

Halal Products and Services, Bangkok

21-22 July 2016

Halal Supply Chain Training to

DHL Global Forwarding (Malaysia)

Sdn Bhd

Visit to DHL

Warehouse,

KLIA and

headoffice in

Subang Jaya

DHL –the world’s leading postal and logistics

company based in Germany. Present over 220

countries and territories across the globe.

Marketing of Halal Supply Chain Training

to China and Japan

A-Transglobal

Logistics as

marketing arm in

Japan

2 September 2015

Signing MoU Ceremony with Central

Spectrum Sdn Bhd to provide halal

supply chain training in China

Research

Newton-Ungku Omar Fund (Research and

Innovation Bridges Programme)

SAFE BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING

RM250,000

The TRANSLINK Project (2008)

Department of Infrastructure, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm (KTH)

Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds (ITS)

Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam (UiTM)

Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (UI)

TRANSLINK Project 2006 -2008

International Collaboration

Professor Dr Lauri Ojala, Turku University of Finland

Professor Thi Tri Huong, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

Professor Ruth Banomyong, Thammasat University, Thailand

Dr Harlina Suzana Jaafar, MITRANS, Malaysia

Stage 1: August 2012 to July 2014

Stage 2: August 2014 to December 2015

Trade Logistics Development Finland Southeast Asia 30 November - 4 December 2015 at UiTM Shah Alam

Vendor Development Programme

under MITI

Vendor Development

Programme. Training for for

anchor companies under MITI

RM305,280

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

(APEC) 42nd Transportation Working

Group: in collaboration

with CILT Malaysia

Context focusing on:

• Creating investment in women’s professional growth potentials in ports;

• Identifying opportunities for women to become leaders in ports management; and

• Determining programs for recognition of women as leaders in the maritime industry, specifically ports.

Project Team: PM Sabariah Mohamad, PM Dr Sariwati Mohd Shariff, Dato Sharifah Halimah Syed Ahmad (MITRANS)

WiT Pillar: Leadership Transportation Mode, Sub-Sector and Area of WiT Data Initiative Engagement: Maritime Transport with a focus on Port Operations

Project Focus: Investigating the extent of women involvement in port operations: management and decision making level (leadership). Encompassing ports planning , operations, and development, policy and human capital development, and decision making level (leadership).

Thank you

Malaysia Institute of Transport (MITRANS) Universiti Teknologi MARA

Shah Alam