 In many cases, the shortages affected the emergency program more than it did the Navy's, since its programs were deemed of higher priority in the eyes of the many wartime boards set up for deciding on where scarce resources would be allocated.All along the way, the Navy made claim to as much of the raw materials, steel, machinery, manufacturing plant allocations, and labor that it could get.For the most part, this imbalance occurred because the Maritime Commission lacked the clout that the military branches possessed, and that clout ultimately swayed entities such as the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board to decide in favor of the Navy's demands.