Patent Document ID: 8508766
Application ID: 11875624
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A system for providing workflow management, comprising: a communications module configured to communicate with a plurality of resources located in a plurality of different countries, where the plurality of resources comprise an inserting device, sorting device, and printing device; a memory configured to store job information and model information comprising cost of materials, cost of print image, cost of labor, postal cost, hard costs, and history of cost, wherein the model information identifies a utilization rating of each of the plurality of resources located in different countries and a postal cost based on paper weight, wherein the utilization rating corresponds to a resource's excess available capacity, and wherein the memory comprising non-volatile memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to perform a method comprising: receiving the job information from a remote location, wherein the job information includes attribute of the paper weight; automatically determining, by the processor using the model information, a first resource of the plurality of resources with a higher utilization ranking than a second resource of the plurality of resources located in remote locations, wherein the resources are located in remote location in different countries; sending the job information to the first resource in the different country to cause the first resource to execute the job corresponding to the job information, wherein executing the job comprises: printing, using the printing device at the first resource, at least the job corresponding to the job information; and causing the printed job to be mailed; and receiving reporting information from the first resource, the reporting information being associated with the job information.