Patent ID: 8886553

Claim:
A computer implemented method for generating a workflow process graphical user interface, said method comprising: arranging by a processor a plurality of activity nodes along a workflow path on said workflow process graphical user interface, wherein each said activity node represents an individual work activity within a process of performing work, and wherein said activity nodes are arranged on said workflow path in representation of an order of performance of work activities within said process of performing work; arranging a material flow path adjacent to said workflow path on said workflow process graphical user interface, said material flow path representative of a flow of different materials through said work activities associated with said plurality of activity nodes; disposing a resource allocation node adjacent to a portion of said material flow path and two or more of said activity nodes on said workflow process graphical user interface, wherein said disposing comprises extending a resource utilization path between a start point of said resource allocation node and an end point of said resource allocation node, said resource allocation node representative of a resource utilized in performing a plurality of work activities upon a material represented by said portion of said material flow path, wherein said plurality of work activities are associated with activity nodes encompassed by a lengthwise span of said resource utilization path and said start and end points and wherein a first visual indicator is used to denote the start and end points of a resource allocation node and a second visual indicator is used to denote the start and end points of a bottlenecked source; and displaying a message box near one of said plurality of activity nodes, said message box for conveying textual information related to a performance metric associated with said activity node, the textual information provides a visual indication of what material is represented by said material flow path.