The phrase "a different supply" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an alternative source or type of supply in various contexts, such as business, logistics, or resource management.
Example: "Due to the shortage of materials, we will need to find a different supply to meet our production needs."
Alternatives: "an alternative supply" or "another source of supply".
Householders in Carlisle, Allerdale, Copeland and the north Eden Valley, all in Cumbria, are not affected, as their water comes from a different supply to the rest of the North West.
So, demand creates a different supply chain where low cost is the trump.
If you have a mess in the living room, make sure all of your supplies are somewhere near the mess, just for the convenience of not getting up and down every 5 seconds to get a different supply.
Economists in the Bush camp argue that the tax-cut stimulus will continue anyway, in a different, supply-side format.
A different supply-side displacement aspect has been raised by Lise et al. (2006) for the Canadian Self-Sufficiency Project (SSP).
Globalization, larger reliance on layered suppliers for specialized capabilities and innovation, changing customer needs, reliance on supply networks to maintain a competitive advantage, and developments in technology have all contributed to a very different supply chain environment.
"We've been trying a couple of big changes recently," said Tien. "We're standardizing some of the menus to make it easier for customers to navigate choices, and we've also been beta testing a few different supply and demand models for the product in New York.
Using a generic modern office building with concrete core conditioning as an example, two different supply concepts (one based on a heat pump, one based on a CHP unit) are considered.
"I heard about it from a couple of different supply companies and customers who said: 'Guard your inventory.
But it does mean that in future companies may spend rather more to maintain a number of different supply chains, and some of those may be closer to home.
