Office of Production Management
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The Office of Production Management was a U.S. World War II-era agency responsible for coordinating and directing industrial production for national defense.
Aliases (1)
- Office for Labor Allocation ×1
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
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defense production agency → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appointedBy |
President of the United States
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| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1942
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| fieldOfWork |
industrial mobilization
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national defense planning → war production → |
| foundedBy |
United States federal government
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| hasAuthorityOver |
allocation of critical raw materials for defense production
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coordination between military requirements and civilian industry → establishment of production priorities for defense contracts → |
| hasJurisdiction |
civilian industrial production for defense
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| hasMainTask |
allocation of industrial materials and facilities
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coordination of industrial production for national defense → mobilization of U.S. industry for wartime needs → prioritization of defense-related contracts and orders → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| historicalRole |
early central coordinating body for U.S. war production
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| inception |
1941
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| legalForm |
temporary wartime agency
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| locatedIn |
Washington, D.C.
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| notableFor |
coordinating U.S. industrial mobilization at the outset of World War II
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laying groundwork for the War Production Board structure → |
| operatedInPeriod |
World War II
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pre-war mobilization period of World War II → |
| parentOrganization |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
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| partOf |
United States defense mobilization apparatus
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| reasonForAbolition |
reorganization of U.S. war production under War Production Board
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| replacedBy |
War Production Board
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| replaces |
Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense
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| significantEvent |
assumed many functions of the Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense
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functions transferred to the War Production Board in 1942 → |
| timePeriod |
20th century
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Office for Emergency Management
→
Office of the Four Year Plan ("Office for Labor Allocation") → |
hasPart |
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Office for Emergency Management
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oversaw |
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War Production Board
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precededBy |
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FEPC
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reportedTo |