Catalog Organization - Arranging Products

I need a way of easily organizing and arranging the products within a category. With the current setup, once I select a category, I have 1/4 of a screen to work with which only allows me to see 6-8 products within the category at a time which I then have to drag and drop to rearrange. Some clients have close to 100 products within a category, however unadvisable that may be. At the very least, I need a larger window for the products within a category. In an ideal world, I would be able to put a number next to each product indicating what order I would like them in.