"strained supply" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to a limited or restricted amount of something that is in high demand. It can be used in various contexts, such as business, economics, and supply chain management. Example: Due to the high demand for the new product, the company's strained supply of raw materials caused delays in production.
First is the rise in the world price of commodities, especially food, thanks to strong demand and strained supply.
Vertical integration is looking increasingly attractive to steelmakers due to strained supply chains and surging prices of iron ore and metallurgical coal.
The Ottoman armies were understrength, overstretched, suffering greatly from a strained supply system, overwhelmingly outnumbered by the EEF by about two to one, and "haemorrhaging" deserters.
Claims have been made that the Ottoman armies were understrength, overstretched, suffering greatly from a strained supply system and overwhelmingly outnumbered by the EEF by about two to one, and "haemorrhaging" deserters.
Claims have been made that the Ottoman armies were under strength, overstretched, "haemorrhaging" deserters, suffering greatly from a strained supply system and overwhelmingly outnumbered by two to one by the EEF.
Most of those townships are in South Jersey, where population growth has strained supplies of well water.
Rising world demand has strained supplies, and reduced production in the United States Gulf has disrupted the normal buildup of heating fuel ahead of winter.
Wholesale power prices from May to July more than quadrupled from a year earlier as demand strained supplies during weather that was hotter than normal.
Kevin Rooney, the chief executive officer of the Oil Heat Institute of Long Island, said oil dealers complained that "650 interruptible customers, all entering the heating oil market at the same time," increased demand by 1.5 million gallons, strained supplies and increased prices.
Power outages at South African mines have further strained supplies of the precious metal (See: Blackouts Power Platinum).
Dr. Rebecca Haley, interim chief medical officer for the American Red Cross, said that advances in surgical methods require the use of more blood, further straining supply.
