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.
