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System and method for dynamically reconfiguring one or more autonomous cells in a print shop environment

  • US 20070091355A1
  • Filed: 10/26/2005
  • Published: 04/26/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for processing jobs in a print shop, the print shop including two autonomous cells, wherein each autonomous cell includes a resource for performing an operation relative to at least one of the jobs, said job processing system comprising:

  • a subsystem for monitoring the number of jobs requiring at least one operation at each one of the two autonomous cells;

    a controller, said controller including a simulation program, said controller using the simulation program to simulate a reconfiguration mode for at least one of the two autonomous cells to obtain a reconfiguration desirability value when the number of jobs requiring at least one operation at each one of the two autonomous cells exceeds a selected number; and

    wherein the at least one of the two autonomous cells is reconfigured when the reconfiguration desirability value differs from a selected reference value.

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