Industrial Mobilization During Great Power Conflict

Abstract

The U.S.' success in industrial mobilization was due to three factors. First, successful industrial mobilization required a central controlling agency to smooth inter-service competition and inefficiency in procurement. Second, directing production is separate from procurement, and required a central controlling agency to synchronize military materiel needs with civilian industry capability and capacity. Third, directing the economy to meet military needs required a whole-of-government approach, and to be successful in the future, it should incorporate all appropriate cabinet-level agencies to protect, or de-conflict, all stakeholder interests to best accomplish the U.S.' mobilization goals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178008

Entities

People

  • Daniel T. Hough

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Governments
  • Industrial Mobilization
  • Labor Markets
  • Mobilization
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Industry
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Procurement
  • Second World War
  • Steel Industry
  • Theses
  • United States
  • Vital Signs
  • West Virginia

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Industrial Economics
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