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

1. A method for improving functionalities of a logistics management system, comprising:

receiving, at a server, a reservation request from a requestor for a booking on an air carrier's cargo hold for a designated route;

assigning, by the server, an allotment classification to the booking;

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, 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 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

communicating, from the server to the requestor, the generated price quote.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, an acceptance of the generated price quote for the booking from the requestor.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying, at the server, that the selected agreement is valid for the booking before assigning the terms of the selected agreement to the booking.

5. The method of claim 1 , in which the server is the logistics management system.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a list of agreements enabled by selection of a database parameter.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

blocking, by the server, the selection of a different agreement after the booking is created.

8. 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.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , in which the medium further comprises code to perform the step of:

communicating, from the server to the requestor, the generated price quote.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to perform the step of:

receiving, at the server, an acceptance of the generated price quote for the booking from the requestor.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , in which the medium further comprises code to perform the step of:

blocking, by the server, the assignment of terms from non-selected agreements.

12. The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to perform the step of providing a list of agreements enabled by selection of a database parameter.

13. The computer program product of claim 9 , in which the medium further comprises code to perform the step of verifying, at the server, that the selected agreement is valid for the booking before assigning the terms of the selected agreement to the booking.

14. 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.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the processor is further configured to execute the step of:

communicating, from the server to the requestor, the generated price quote.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the processor is further configured to execute the step of:

receiving, at the server, an acceptance of the generated price quote for the booking from the requestor.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the processor is further configured to execute the step of verifying, at the server, that the selected agreement is valid for the booking before assigning the terms of the selected agreement to the booking.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , in which the server is the logistics management system.

19. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the processor is further configured to a list of agreements enabled by selection of a database parameter.

20. The apparatus of claim 14 , in which the processor is further configured to execute the step of:

blocking, by the server, the selection of a different agreement after the booking is created.