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 is provided. A computer delivers first information to a user prompting the user to enter at the computer information about a rail transportation service for shipment of goods. A pri ce for the shipment of the goods is then computed at least in part on the basis of the information about the rail transportation service and at least one discount data element . The system makes use of a database of promotional events mapping discount eligibility criteria to discount data elements. Entries where the rail transportation service satisfies the discount eligibility criteria are identified and the corresponding discount data elements are used to compute the price for the shipment of the goods.