| 摘要 |
There is provided an apparatus for providing suggestions including a memory that stores print attribute information indicating contents of printing processes in a print attribute information database, an obtaining unit that obtains print attribute information of a group of printing processes designated by a user from the print attribute information database, an alternative selection unit that selects an alternative means applicable to each of the group of printing processes based on the print attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit, an actual cost calculation unit that calculates a print cost required for the group of printing processes based on the print attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit, an alternative cost calculation unit that calculates a print cost that would incur if the group of printing processes were executed with the alternative means selected by the alternative selection unit being applied based on the print attribute information obtained by the obtaining unit, and a suggestion unit that presents an improvement suggestion on printing processes based on the print cost calculated by the actual cost calculation unit and the print cost calculated by the alternative cost calculation unit.
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