approach of sustainability, it is found that majority of firms considered in this study practice or addressed the following … uses the findings of sustainability reports and other secondary data published by firms, which are a measure of significant … contribution while implementing the concept of sustainability …

profitability from implementation of these practices is generally assumed, yet empirical studies examining WCM practices and firm … profitability report mixed results. One reason suggested for the lack of reported improved firm performance is the deficiency of … profitability. The survey data provide empirical evidence that investments in WCM practices of JIT and TQM, coupled with the …

financial performance. Yet, contrary to conventional wisdom, recent research shows that industry-specific profitability … provide insights into when and why industry-specific profitability forecasting models are useful. We show that industry …-specific forecasts are significantly more accurate in predicting profitability for single-segment firms and, to some extent, for business …

increased consciousness of sustainable development thus, reinforcing need for accurately considering sustainability in supplier …, uncertainty among sustainability factors and the need to capture all subjective and objective criteria are unavoidable and pose … huge challenge to accurately incorporate sustainability factors into supplier selection. Methodology: This study develops a …