SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PRICE QUOTATION FOR A TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDING SELECTIVE PRICE ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITIES

摘要

A method and system for computing the price for shipping goods by rail isprovided. Acomputer delivers first information to a user prompting the user to enter atthe computerinformation about a rail transportation service for shipment of goods. A pricefor theshipment of the goods is then computed at least in part on the basis of theinformationabout the rail transportation service and at least one discount data element.The systemmakes use of a database of promotional events mapping discount eligibilitycriteria todiscount data elements. Entries where the rail transportation servicesatisfies thediscount eligibility criteria are identified and the corresponding discountdata elementsare used to compute the price for the shipment of the goods.