System and method for routing and specifying print jobs utilizing product characteristics

A scoring and weighting method for selecting one or more image printing devices for producing a print product, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more characteristics for the print product;
• providing said one or more image printing devices that are configured for producing the print product using one or more print mediums;
• determining an ability of each of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product including said one or more characteristics using said one or more print mediums;
• establishing a score value for each one of the one or more image printing devices based on said one or more characteristics and said ability of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product;
• associating the print product with a print job;
• and
• utilizing said score value to route and prioritize said print job to one of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product using one of said one or more print mediums.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having thereon computer executable instructions for performing a scoring and weighting method for selecting one or more image printing devices for producing a print product, the method comprising:

• identifying one or more characteristics for the print product;
• providing said one or more image printing devices that are configured for producing the print product using one or more print mediums;
• determining an ability of each of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product including said one or more characteristics using said one or more print mediums;
• establishing a score value for each one of the one or more image printing devices using a computing device, wherein said score value is based on said one or more characteristics and said ability of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product;
• associating the print product with a print job;
• and
• utilizing said score value to route and prioritize said print job to one of said one or more image printing devices to produce the print product using one of said one or more print mediums.