Patent ID: 7783557

Claim:
A system for facilitating freight shipment between a first geographic location and a second geographic location, said system comprising: computer hardware including a program storage medium; and computer software stored in said storage medium and readable by said computer hardware, said computer software including: code for displaying a browser window, said browser window including at least a first data section configured to display derivative contract data pertaining to shipment capacity offered by carriers between said first geographic location and said second geographic location, said derivative contract data being associated with at least one of an air mode, a sea mode, a train mode, and a truck mode, said browser window further including at least a second data section configured to be viewed simultaneously with said first data section, said second data section displaying forecast data pertaining to demand forecasts between said first geographic location and said second geographic location, said forecast data being provided by shippers, code for receiving shipper assessment of accuracy of said forecast data from said shippers, code for sorting said forecast data by geography, code for sorting actual data by geography, code for comparing said forecast data with said actual data to calculate a forecast quality index, and code for publishing said shipper assessment and said forecast quality index.