Method and system for distributed manufacturing

A computer-implemented method, implemented in a computer system, comprising:

• receiving digital product information, wherein
• the digital product information comprises
• digital production information, and
• destination physical location information,
• the digital production information is configured to facilitate production of a product, and
• the destination physical location information identifies a physical location of a destination to which the product is to be shipped;
• selecting a selected production node from a plurality of production nodes, wherein
• each production node of the plurality of production nodes is located at a corresponding point-of-service of a plurality of points-of-service, and
• the selecting comprises
• determining a destination shipping location within a shipping area structure based, at least in part, on the physical location,
• selecting one or more metrics,
• for each point-of-service of the plurality of points-of-service,
• determining a point-of-service physical location of the each point-of-service,
• determining a point-of-service shipping location of the each point-of-service within the shipping area structure, wherein
• the point-of-service shipping location is determined based, at least in part, on the point-of-service physical location of the each point-of-service,
• for each metric of the one or more metrics,
• determining a corresponding score of one or more corresponding scores for the each point-of-service, wherein
• the corresponding score is determined with regard to the each metric, and
• the corresponding score is based, at least in part, on the destination shipping location and the point-of-service shipping location of the each point-of-service, and
• determining a corresponding desirability of the each point-of-service, wherein
• the corresponding desirability is based, at least in part, on the one or more corresponding scores for the each point-of-service, and
• identifying the selected production node based, at least in part, on the corresponding scores, wherein
• the selected production node is identified such that the corresponding desirability of the point-of-service of the selected production node is at least as great as the corresponding desirability of the point-of-service of any other production node of the plurality of production nodes, and
• the any other production node is other than the selected production node;
• and
• communicating the digital production information to the selected production node, wherein
• the computer system is configured to communicate with each production node of the plurality of production nodes, and
• the communicating results in production of the product by the selected production node.

A computer-implemented method, implemented in a computer system, comprising:

• receiving digital product information at the computer system, wherein
• the digital product information is received from a customization client of a customer,
• the digital product information is configured to facilitate production of a card by virtue of comprising
• an image identifier, and
• digital customization information,
• the image identifier is one of a plurality of image identifiers,
• each of the plurality of image identifiers identifies a corresponding image of a plurality of images and digital image information for the corresponding image,
• the digital image information for the corresponding image is configured to facilitate printing of the image on the card, and
• the digital customization information facilitates production of the card with a customization that implements a sentiment of the customer;
• selecting a selected production node from a plurality of production nodes;
• and
• communicating digital production information to the production node, wherein
• the digital production information is configured to facilitate production of the card by virtue of comprising the product information,
• the computer system is configured to communicate with each production node of the plurality of production nodes, and
• the communicating is configured to result in production, by the selected production node, of the card with the image and the sentiment.