Systems, methods, and computer-program products for determining shipping incentives

A system for applying a shipping incentive for a customer receiving inbound shipments from a plurality of parties, the system comprising:

• at least one computer processor configured to:
• receive information on the inbound shipments to be received from the plurality of parties;
• identify parties of the plurality of parties shipping respective inbound shipments not using a preferred common carrier;
• for at least one of the identified parties shipping the respective inbound shipment using a carrier other than the preferred common carrier, determine an incentive that can be applied to the cost of shipping if the at least one of the identified parties were to ship the respective inbound shipment using the preferred common carrier;
• and
• in response to at least one of the at least one of the identified parties switching from shipping the respective inbound shipment using the carrier other than the preferred common carrier to shipping the respective inbound shipment using the preferred common carrier, apply the corresponding incentive for the customer.

A non-transitory computer-program product for applying a shipping incentive for a customer receiving inbound shipments from a plurality of parties, the computer-program product comprising executable code that when executed by at least one computer processor causes the at least one computer processor to:

• receive information on the inbound shipments to be received from the plurality of parties;
• identify parties of the plurality of parties shipping respective inbound shipments not using a preferred common carrier;
• for at least one of the identified parties shipping the respective inbound shipment by using a carrier other than the preferred common carrier, determine an incentive that can be applied to the cost of shipping for the customer if the at least one of the identified parties were to ship the respective inbound shipment using the preferred common carrier;
• and
• in response to at least one of the at least one of the identified parties switching from shipping the respective inbound shipment by using the carrier other than the preferred common carrier to shipping the respective inbound shipment using the preferred common carrier, apply the corresponding incentive for the customer.