Patent ID: 6999081

Claim:
A data processing and display method for use in interactive manufacturing process management comprising: uploading a first variable value for a manufacturing stage from a database; subtracting said first variable value from a first target value to obtain a first variable variance; displaying a first variable variance bar above a stage axis on a graphical display device wherein said first variable variance bar is non-filled if said first variable variance is positive and is filled if said first variable variance is negative; uploading a second variable value for said manufacturing stage from said database; subtracting said second variable value from a second target value to obtain a second variable variance; displaying a second variable value bar below said stage axis on said graphical display device wherein said second variable value bar is non-filled; and displaying a second variable variance bar below said second variable bar on said graphical display device, wherein if said second variable variance is positive said second variable variance bar is filled, wherein said first target value and said second target value are not graphically shown on said graphical display device.