Simulated Print Demand

A computer readable medium having machine readable instructions comprising:

• a data manager to:
• receive project data that characterizes a print buyer's project from a client computer;
• provide a print service provider (PSP) simulation model that is employable to simulate functionality of an associated PSP;
• receive static and dynamic attributes of a plurality of PSPs;
• control access to the project data based on security preferences of the print buyer;
• control access to the static and dynamic attributes of the plurality of PSPs based on security preferences of each of the plurality of PSPs;
• and
• receive a request for PSP market data from a given PSP of a plurality of PSPs;
• a simulation engine to:
• generate a simulated print buyer's project that comprises:
• a simulated print demand that corresponds to a print demand for the print buyer's project;
• and
• a simulated fulfillment of a print demand that characterizes a simulated fulfillment of the simulated print demand at a PSP of the plurality of PSPs;
• and
• generate PSP simulation results for the given PSP based on print demand data that includes a plurality of actual print demands provided by a plurality of different print buyers and a plurality of simulated print demands generated for a plurality of simulated print buyers projects;
• and
• an analyzer to:
• generate client prediction data that includes performance metrics of the simulated print buyer's project;
• and
• generate client comparative engagement data based on a simulated fulfillment of the simulated print demand for the print buyer's project at each of the plurality of PSPs;
• analyze the client comparative engagement data and an engagement history of each of the plurality of PSPs and the print buyer to generate client recommendation data that includes a recommended PSP of the plurality of PSPs for producing printing material for the print buyer's project;
• generate PSP prediction data that includes performance metrics of the PSP simulation results;
• and
• generate PSP comparative engagement data based on a simulated fulfillment of the plurality of print demands including a plurality of actual print demands provided by the plurality of different print buyers and the plurality of simulated print demands generated for the plurality of print buyers' projects;
• analyze the PSP comparative engagement data and an engagement history of each of the plurality of PSPs and the plurality of different print buyers to generate PSP recommendation data that includes a recommended print demand of the plurality demands in the print demand data for the given PSP.