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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Rong Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, NY (US);
Minh Binh DO, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig Lambrecht, Rochester, NY (US);
Rong Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Sudhendu Rai, Fairport, NY (US);
Minh Binh Do, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Craig Lambrecht, Rochester, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method is used to manage scheduling of a plurality of print jobs in a multi-site print shop environment. The multi-site environment includes a plurality of print shops each having resources and equipment to complete at least one type of print job. Also included is a multi-site scheduler configuration arranged to assign and schedule print jobs to one of a home shop and a non-home shop. The assigning and scheduling is based on a fastest completion time, wherein a completion time of a print job in a home shop is defined as the actual time taken to complete the print job and a completion time of a print job in a non-home shop is defined as the actual time taken to complete the print job and a transportation delay.