METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING A JOB SOURCE TO A HUB IN A PRINT PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A method of assigning a hub to a job source may include identifying one or more job sources where one or more print jobs are received, identifying one or more hubs to which the print jobs can be sent to be processed, determining a processing cost for each unique pair of job sources and hubs, creating, by a computing device, a job source list by identifying the pair associated with the largest processing cost, assigning the job source of the identified pair a highest position in the job source list, and repeating the identifying and the assigning for a next highest position until all identified job sources are assigned, and assigning the job source having the highest position in the job source list to an associated hub having a lowest processing cost.

主权项

1. A method of assigning a hub to a job source, the method comprising:
identifying one or more job sources where one or more print jobs are received; identifying one or more hubs to which the print jobs can be sent to be processed; determining a processing cost for each unique pair of job sources and hubs by:
determining a cost of processing the job source's jobs at the hub over a period of time,determining a cost of shipping a completed job from the hub to the job source, wherein the cost of shipping is based on a geographical proximity between the job source and the hub, andsumming the cost of processing and the cost of shipping; creating, by a computing device, a job source list by:
identifying the pair associated with the largest processing cost,assigning the job source of the identified pair a highest position in the job source list, andrepeating the identifying and the assigning for a next highest position until all identified job sources are assigned; and assigning the job source having the highest position in the job source list to an associated hub having a lowest processing cost.