Method of selecting a contract for a booking using a logistics management system (LMS)

A computer program product for improving the functionalities of a logistics management system, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code to perform the steps of:
• setting, at a server, a campaign rating parameter;
• receiving, at the server, a reservation request from a requestor for a booking on an air carrier's cargo hold for a designated route;
• assigning, at the server, an allotment classification to the booking;
• receiving, at the server, a selected agreement for assignment to the booking corresponding to a campaign and the campaign rating parameter;
• assigning, by the server, the terms of the selected agreement to the booking according to the campaign based, at least in part, on the campaign rating parameter;
• generating a real-time dynamic hurdle rate based on a real-time air carrier capacity availability acquired by the server from the air carrier, wherein the logistics management system includes a first data storage and a consolidated data storage, the first data storage and the consolidated data storage including modules interfacing with the Internet, the server access the real-time carrier capacity form the first data storage and the server stores the real-time dynamic hurdle rate to the consolidated data storage;
• generating, by the server, a price quote for the requested booking based, at least in part, upon the designated route, the allotment classification, the assigned terms of the selected agreement, the campaign rating parameter, and the dynamic hurdle rate;
• and
• causing the air carrier to allocate a block of space in the cargo hold for the requested booking responsive to the assigning.

A logistics management system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to execute the steps of:
• receiving, at a server, a reservation request from a requestor for a booking on an air carrier's cargo hold for a designated route;
• setting, at the server, a campaign rating parameter;
• receiving, at the server, a selected agreement for assignment to the booking corresponding to a campaign and the campaign rating parameter;
• assigning, at the server, an allotment classification to the booking;
• assigning, by the server, the terms of the selected agreement to the booking according to the campaign based, at least in part, on the campaign rating parameter;
• generating a real-time dynamic hurdle rate based on a real-time air carrier capacity availability acquired by the server from the air carrier, wherein the logistics management system includes a first data storage and a consolidated data storage, the first data storage and the consolidated data storage including modules interfacing with the Internet, the server access the real-time carrier capacity form the first data storage and the server stores the real-time dynamic hurdle rate to the consolidated data storage;
• generating, by the server, a price quote for the requested booking based, at least in part, upon the designated route, the allotment classification, the assigned terms of the selected agreement, the campaign rating parameter, and the dynamic hurdle rate;
• and
• causing the air carrier to allocate a block of space in the cargo hold for the requested booking responsive to the assigning.