Effect of mobile computing enabled halal auditing on usability of halal auditors

Abstract

Malaysia has been widely acknowledged as the world reference center for halal certification as well as halal standard development, training and labeling. With halal global trade industry booming, large and small-scale companies are trying to enter the market, but they are finding it difficult to get halal certification because the current halal certification process is slow, complex and expensive. The halal audit app is the first mobile auditing app that helps in reducing the complexity, time and cost of halal audit process. This research refers to the design science research (DSR) as the guidelines in conducting this research. The designed questionnaire is based on TAM and TTF models in deriving the elements that suits for the evaluation of the halal audit apps usability for halal auditors. The target respondents are the person who have experienced in performing the audit. The questionnaire is disseminated to 30 respondents to evaluate the user friendliness of the apps towards halal auditing process and to identify user intention in utilizing the apps to conduct halal audit. Correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. This research hopes to contribute to the halal industry mainly to help ease the process of halal auditing for companies applying for halal certification. So, that auditing apps can be widely used and accepted as an alternative way in halal auditing process.