COMPUTERIZED MODELING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

A modeling system and method for describing large volume purchasing of travel services and for predicting shifts in service supplier market and shares that are dependent on changes in the volumes of purchases by a purchaser of travel services. The system and method uses input travel service provider data to calculate quality of service indices and uses those calculated results with input travel service purchaser data to generate scenario models describing large volume purchasing of travel services and to calculate predicted shifts in service supplier market shares as caused by input changes in the volumes of purchases by a purchaser of travel services. The predicted shifts in service supplier market shares are used to negotiate agreements between service purchasers and suppliers, and to monitor achievement of performance goals.