System and method for improving throughput in a print production environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8427670
APP PUB NO 20080285067A1
SERIAL NO

11750762

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Systems and methods for increasing throughput of print jobs in a print shop environment are disclosed. A system may include a plurality of resources, a print job workflow management system that coordinates a flow of print jobs with respect to the plurality of resources, and a processor-readable storage medium in communication with the print job workflow management system. The processor-readable storage medium may contain one or more programming instructions that, when executed, direct the print job workflow management system to receive print job characteristics pertaining to a plurality of print jobs processed in the print shop environment. Data determined based on the received print job characteristics, including a form type utilized in the print shop environment for each job and a print volume associated with each form type, may be provided. The plurality of resources may then be assigned based on the print volume associated with each form type.

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XEROX CORPORATION201 MERRITT 7 P O BOX 4505 NORWALK CT 06851-1056

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Rai, Sudhendu Fairport, US 97 1167

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