1. A computer-implemented method of chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical process design and management comprising: in a digital computer: executing a General Design software object to assemble a process General Design for manufacturing a chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical product based on user input data and retrieved process library data, the General Design software object defining operations sequences, and processing operation parameters including materials balances, cycle time, and constraints; said process library data being stored in a digital data storage device, said process library data including material data, process data, and equipment data; executing a General Master Design software object to derive a generic equipment process for manufacturing a chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical product, said General Master Design software object defining operations equipment sequences, and processing operation parameters including equipment, generic equipment capability requirements, materials balances, cycle time, and constraints; and executing a Master Design software object to derive a plant-specific equipment process for manufacturing a chemical, biological, or pharmaceutical product, said Master Design software object defining operations equipment sequences, and processing operation parameters including specific equipment, specific equipment capability requirements, actual capacity analysis, materials flows and balances, cycle time, and constraints.