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Method of maximizing shipping efficiency of absorbent articles

US8676549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24References

21Claims

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Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Paul Thomas Weisman · Cincinnati, US
Dean Larry DuVal · Lebanon, US
Harald Hermann Hundorf · Bonn, DE
Holger Beruda · Schwalbach, DE
Horst Blessing · Cincinnati, US
Peter Dziezok · Hochheim, DE
Axel Krause · Lechenich, DE
Mattias Schmidt · Idstein, DE
Lutz Stelzig · Frankfurt am Main, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2010
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2013/5307
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A shipping optimization process for articles having a substantially airfelt free absorbent core is provided. The process includes the steps of identifying an optimized diaper; identifying an optimized bag for holding two or more optimized diapers; identifying an optimized box for holding two or more optimized bags; identifying an optimized pallet and arranging the optimized boxes thereon; and identifying an optimized load plan for a vehicle and arranging the optimized pallets therein. The vehicle has a calculated Load Factor of from about 0.7 to about 1.0 when the vehicle is loaded with the optimized pallets.

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