Printing method and system

Abstract

The invention provides a printing method. The printing method comprises the steps of receiving a printing order and delivery information, generating a printing instruction according to the delivery information and executing a printing task according to the printing instruction. The invention further provides a printing system. The printing system comprises a communication module, an inventory module, a production module and a control module; the communication module can be used for receiving the printing order and the delivery information, sending a message about the printing order to the inventory module and sending a message about the delivery information to the control module; the control module can be used for generating the printing instruction according to the delivery information and sending the printing instruction to the production module; the production module can be used for receiving the printing instruction and executing the printing task; and the inventory module can be used for storing inventory information. According to the printing method and the printing system, the printing quantity limiting and inventory problems of a publishing unit can be solved, the printing cost can be further reduced, and consumption of paper and printing ink can be further reduced.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to printing methods and systems, and more particularly to methods and systems for on-demand printing. Background technique [0002] At present, publishers are publishing more and more kinds of books, the sales volume of single products is getting lower and lower, but there are more and more personalized demands. In the past, books and periodicals were printed using offset printing technology, which required plate making. When the printing volume is small, the plate making cost of the four-color plate often causes the factory to lose money or the book price is too high. In addition, the current editing, printing and distribution industry chain adopts the method of printing first and then selling, which makes it impossible to accurately control the sales of each type of books in the market, which easily leads to a backlog of book inventory. [0003] Publishers use the following methods to reduce inventory: digital printing...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the above method cannot achieve zero inventory, and there are still defects such as insufficient flexibility in the selection of printing numbers.

Especially for inkjet digital printing, although the printing volume is lower than that of traditional printing, there is still a limit to the printing volume

Due to the limitation of the printing volume, it is also difficult for the printing factory to meet the market printing needs of individualization and smaller batches.

In addition, the limitation of the initial printing volume also makes it difficult to achieve further goals such as printing nearby to save logistics and distribution costs

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