From Cradle To Cradle: The Importance Of Supply Chain Management For A Sustainable Economy The global pandemic has been a wake-up call for enterprises big and small, experiencing the fragility of the modern-day supply chain. By IBT Contributor Ajay Serohi, Staff Product Manager at Tesla Photo: Ajay Serohi Our desire to buy or source raw materials at the lowest possible price has resulted in a dependency on suppliers offering them for cheaper. Regardless of how they are treating the labor being used to produce or extract these raw materials. Or the impact their activities have on the environment. Such practices have made it difficult to gauge and manage the impact of supply chains on society, the economy, and the environment.