CMP time flow chart of progressive operations
Black-and-white Gantt-style chart of the Controlled Materials Plan, a wartime scheme for allotting scarce steel, copper and aluminum, from 15 November to 1 July. Shaded boxes in a key mark claimant agencies, prime consumers, producers and others. There is no persuasive imagery; the technique is faint, and the sheet is chiefly administrative instruction.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- War Production Board (Controlled Materials Plan)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Mixed
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Economy and finance, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
War Production Board. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-586 (NAID 514066).
Text on the object
CMP TIME FLOW CHART OF PROGRESSIVE OPERATIONS NOV. 15 DEC. 1 DEC. 15 JAN. 1 JAN. 15 FEB. 1 FEB. 15 MAR. 1 MAR. 15 APR. 1 JUL. 1 Claimant Agencies complete the collection of Bills of Material and estimate requirements, pursuant to instructions from Requirements Committee Claimants submit requirements to Controlled Materials Division with a copy to requirements Committee, showing controlled materials required, by months, broken down as between (a) production, (b) construction and facilities, and (c) maintenance, repair and operating supplies. Controlled Materials Divisions and Office of the Vice Chairman analyze requirements submitted by Claimant agencies and make preliminary reconciliation to the extent possible between requirements and supply. Claimant Agencies and prime consumers proceed to develop information necessary in making final allotments, in order to be in readiness for distribution of allotments when made by Requirements Committee. Requirements Committee makes allotment of controlled materials to Claimant Agencies for Second Quarter of 1943. Claimant Agencies distribute allotments to prime consumers Prime consumers divide up allotments authorized by Claimant Agencies between secondary consumers and consumers place authorized orders with suppliers. Controlled Materials Divisions watch placement of orders on mills and mills' shipments and render assistance in placing orders for consumers of controlled materials who are unable to obtain mill acceptance of authorized orders. PRODUCERS START SHIPMENTS AND REPORTS TO CONTROLLED MATERIALS DIVISION CMP MATERIALS FLOW STARTS APRIL 1ST ON ALLOTMENTS ISSUED. OTHER PRIME, SECONDARY CONSUMERS USE PRP DURING APRIL—MAY—JUNE TRANSITION PERIOD. JULY 1ST IS DEADLINE AFTER WHICH NO CONTROLLED MATERIAL WILL BE ISSUED EXCEPT UNDER CMP [key:] CLAIMANT AGENCIES PRIME CONSUMERS CONTROLLED MATERIAL DIVISIONS SECONDARY CONSUMERS REQUIREMENTS COMMITTEE PRODUCERS [imprint: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O—495189]
