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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency
defense production agency
appliesToJurisdiction United States
appointedBy President of the United States
country United States
dissolved 1942
fieldOfWork industrial mobilization
national defense planning
war production
foundedBy United States federal government
hasAuthorityOver allocation of critical raw materials for defense production
coordination between military requirements and civilian industry
establishment of production priorities for defense contracts
hasJurisdiction civilian industrial production for defense
hasMainTask allocation of industrial materials and facilities
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.
historicalRole early central coordinating body for U.S. war production
inception 1941
legalForm temporary wartime agency
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
notableFor coordinating U.S. industrial mobilization at the outset of World War II
laying groundwork for the War Production Board structure
operatedInPeriod World War II
pre-war mobilization period of World War II
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States
partOf United States defense mobilization apparatus
reasonForAbolition reorganization of U.S. war production under War Production Board
replacedBy War Production Board
replaces Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense
significantEvent assumed many functions of the Advisory Commission to the Council of National Defense
functions transferred to the War Production Board in 1942
timePeriod 20th century

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