Just-in-time procurement is a supply strategy that keeps inventory low by ordering parts, devices, or services to arrive close to the time they are needed. It reduces storage cost and waste, but it also leaves less buffer when deliveries fail, vendors are delayed, or demand spikes. In cyber security, that lack of slack can become a resilience problem: a missing replacement firewall, spare laptop, MFA token, or firmware component can slow patching, recovery, and incident response.
Attackers benefit when defenders are forced to operate with thin запас margins, because delays can extend outages and make restoration harder. Defenders use the same concept carefully by planning minimum stock for critical assets, mapping supplier dependencies, and pre-positioning incident-response materials. In secure operations, just-in-time procurement should be paired with risk-based inventory, approved alternatives, and tested backup suppliers so efficiency does not turn into a single point of failure.