Abstract: Techniques to display and analyze reliability data about a large population of objects are disclosed. In some embodiments, reliability data is arranged in an array, comprising a plurality of linear arrays each of which includes reliability data for a corresponding reporting period. The reliability data includes for each of a plurality of subpopulations a corresponding reliability metric for that subpopulation with respect to the reporting period. A statistics-based conditional formatting is applied to at least a subset of cells comprising the array. The statistics-based conditional formatting may be applied by invoking a function or other automated method to apply a first cell formatting to a first set of cells having a first degree of statistical significance relative to a reference population of cells and a second cell formatting to a second set of cells having a second degree of statistical significance relative to the reference population.

Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method (400) for product design, the method (400) generally comprising a first step (402) of providing a graphical user interface (GUI) to a user for inputting product specifications, said GUI including a plurality of design modules each providing specific product specification customisation options. Once the GUI has been provided (402), a user is able to provide product specifications, which is then received (404) by the system (300). The method (400) then provides a substantially real-time user-manipulable visualisation of the specified product via the GUI. In addition, the GUI generally further also includes a pricing engine configured to provide substantially real-time product pricing information (410) according to the selected product specifications.