Method and system for distributed manufacturing

A computer system of a production node, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a network interface, coupled to the one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the one or more processors;
• and
• a plurality of instructions, encoded in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and configured to cause the one or more processors to produce a product by virtue of being configured to cause the one or more processors to receive digital information at the network interface, wherein
• the production node comprises a plurality of production systems comprising
• a first production system, configured to produce a feature of the product in a first media type of a plurality of media types, and
• a second production system, configured to produce a customization of the same product being produced in a second media type of the plurality of media types,
• the digital information comprises
• product information, comprising information identifying a product, and
• production information,
• the product is a greeting card,
• the production information is configured to facilitate production of the product by the production node by virtue of comprising
• digital feature information, in a first digital format that is a pixel-oriented format, describing the feature, and
• digital customization information, in a second digital format that is a vector-oriented format, describing the customization,
• the production node is one of a plurality of production nodes, the production node is identified by and selected from the plurality of production nodes using
• location information, and
• one or more production criteria, and
• the one or more production criteria comprise information identifying the first production system and information identifying the second production system, and
• produce the product, identified by the product information, according to the production information, wherein
• the production node is configured to produce the product using the production information.

A computer program product comprising:

• a plurality of instructions, comprising
• a first set of instructions, executable by a computer system of a production node, configured to receive digital information comprising a plurality of production systems, wherein
• the digital information comprises
• product information, comprising information identifying a product, and
• production information,
• the plurality of production systems comprise
• a first production system, configured to produce a feature of the product in a first media type of a plurality of media types, and
• a second production system, configured to produce a customization of the same product being produced in a second media type of the plurality of media types,
• the product is a greeting card,
• the production information is configured to facilitate production of the product by virtue of comprising
• digital feature information, in a first digital format that is a pixel-oriented format, describing the feature, and
• digital customization information, in a second digital format that is a vector-oriented format, describing the customization,
• the production node is one of a plurality of production nodes,
• the production node is identified by and selected from the plurality of production nodes using
• location information, and
• one or more production criteria, and
• the one or more production criteria comprise information identifying the first production system and information identifying the second production system, and
• a second set of instructions, executable by the computer system of the production node, configured to produce the product, identified by the product information, according to the production information, wherein
• the production node is configured to produce the product using the production information;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the instructions are encoded in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.