Evening star., 1943-02-27
Scheduling
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April they will not be allowed to
accept an order for any OF the items
except with the specific authoriza-
ton OF the WPB director general for
operations.
The new edict requires that all
manufacturers must accept the
orders authorized by the WPB and
make deliveries according to the
schedules set forth by the WPB
Notwithstanding any preference
rating which other orders may bear
or any directive, rule or regulation
Of the War Production Board"
May Set Aside Contracts.
This action means that the WPB
is taking over from the Army, Navy,
Maritime Commission and other
agencies the power to make con-
tracts for the critically needed parts.
Further, the WPB is assuming pow
er to set aside the contracts made
in the past by these agencies calling
for deliveries of certain items on a
certain date.
The supervision over items on the
TX" list is not as stringent. These
components, including such things
as crankshafts, Diesel engines, fans,
steam turbines. etc., are not as
scarce as the "Y" items.
The manufacturers of items on the
*" list were told that they must
nle with the WPB a schedule which
shows the dates on which they plan
to make deliveries of the critical
items which they are making.
After April l, the order states, the
manufacturers must deliver the
items only in accordance with the
schedule which they file with the
WPB-and which Is approved by the
WPB.
The board will have the right to
change these schedules. In other
words, If the WPB decides that, un-
der 4 schedule filed by a certain
manufacturer, the Navy is going to
get more Diesel engines than it will
need In June, the WPB will have
power to order the manufacturer to
turn some Of these engines over to
another agency. perhaps the Mari
time Commission. ~ d]&-ses
Order Lists Steps to Be Taken.
The order gives the WPB the
power to take any one or all Of the
following five steps to speed pro-
duction Of the critically needed
items:
l. To direct the return or cancel
lation Of any order on the books OF
q manufacturer.
2. Direct changes in the delivery
or production schedule Of q manu-
facturer.
3. Take orders which have been
placed with one manufacturer and
give them to another manufacturer
4. Revoke authorization to place
orders.
5. Take such other action as is
deemed necessary with respect to
the placing Of orders for or the
production or delivery of critical
components::
The background of the new sched-
uling order Is as follows:
Services Made Own Contracts.
In the past. the Army, Navy and
other war agencies have made their
own contracts for delivery Of items
which they need. Stin competition
has developed among the various
agencies over certain items which
are needed by all.
Both the Navy and Maritime
Commission, for example, need
engines. Both the Army and the
rubber director need certain types
OF valves. The agency which first
got to the manufacturers with the
contracts was in the best position
to get the finished products.
Now, the War Production Board
Is stepping in to say the final word
as to which agency shall get the
critically needed items. The WIPE
now has decided to use tbs power
to set aside contracts which were
made in the past by the services
and to supervise the placing of
contracts in the future.
The Army and Navy have
claimed that the new scheduling
system is going to upset production
throughout the country. MIR. VIII
son and Mr.. Nelson claim that 1t
will speed production.
The order issued today provides
stiff penalties for violations of the
orders issued hv the WpR