The phrase "as a source of supply" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the origin or provision of goods, resources, or information.
Example: "The company has established several partnerships as a source of supply for raw materials needed in production."
Alternatives: "as a provider of resources" or "as a means of procurement".
"Accordingly, Biomedical was reliant on the funeral homes as a source of supply for his product," the documents say.
The "mountain" of sawdust could be used as a source of supply and its content distributed over the garden.
The United States attorney in Brooklyn, Benton J. Campbell, said in a statement, "With these convictions we have sent a clear message that the L.T.T.E. and its supporters cannot use the United States as a source of supply for deadly weapons and technology, and that all terrorists who attempt to do so will be met with the full resources of law enforcement".
Cosey sheepishly confessed to the source of his paper with the T. Edmonds watermark but attributed the actual excision of the pages to his crony Gallagher, whereabouts then unknown, and promised that he would not again use the library as a source of supply.
In this case, the record shows that Brinegar had used Joplin, Missouri, to Malsed's personal knowledge derived from direct observation, not merely from hearsay as seems to be suggested, as a source of supply on other occasions within the preceding six months.
A businessman in Mumbai puts "transaction costs" at 3-5%, compared with 0.5% in China, to which he is turning increasingly as a source of supply.Likewise, it is hard to measure the cost of a malfunctioning judiciary, but easy to identify some of the damage it does.
So in the revision, I had to criticize "A Nation at Risk" for failing to note the social and economic context in which children live and for treating the schools mainly as a source of supplying workers for global competition.
Invading Russia in 1708, he decided to first secure Ukraine as a source of supplies and manpower (promised by the Cossack hetman Ivan Stepanovich Mazepa, who had defected from Peter's side) and await reinforcements from the north.
Apart from their undoubted mutual affection, Cleopatra needed Antony in order to revive the old boundaries of the Ptolemaic kingdom (though her efforts to convince him to give her Herod's Judaea failed), and Antony needed Egypt as a source of supplies and funds for his planned attack on Parthia.
The eyes of the colonists therefore turned to the new United States, both as a source of supplies and an (illegal) outlet for their furs.
This shadowy industry — resourceful and effective, but also dangerous — serves as more than a source of supply.
