°The War Production Board (WPB) was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established it in January 1942, with Executive Order 9024. ... One fourth of the US output was warplanes; one fourth was warships. ° the WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board as well as the Office of Production Management
During World War II the War Production Board (WPB) was granted supreme authority to direct procurement of materials and industrial production programs.
Explanation:
This was established by Executive Order 9024 on January 16, 1942, the WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board as well as the Office of Production Management.
