Modular production system for formulations, comprising a first unit for the production and drawing-off of formulations and also a second unit coupled to the first unit for the receipt and removal from storage of piece goods and loading units and for the provision of piece goods, comprising (2.1) a first subunit for the holding of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.2) a receiving subunit for the receipt of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.3) a storage-removal subunit for the removal from storage of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, and also (2.4) a provision subunit for the provision of piece goods for the production of formulations, the provision unit having devices, the devices comprising (V.1) means for the automated docking of standardized loading units (sL), (V.2) means for the automated withdrawal of defined quantities of piece goods present in the standardized loading units (sL) and (V.3) means for the transfer of the defined quantities from (V.2) to the unit, the second unit additionally comprising means for the automated transport of loading units within and between units and subunits of the production system, characterized in that as a result in any case, but not absolutely exclusively, standardized loading units (sL) filled with raw materials and intermediates and held in the first subunit (2.1) can, depending on the current recipe requirement of the formulation to be produced or of the intermediate to be produced, be transported to the provision subunit (2.4) and thus the devices in order to allow the feeding of the particular raw material or intermediate to the production process. a first unit for the production and drawing-off of formulations and also a second unit coupled to the first unit for the receipt and removal from storage of piece goods and loading units and for the provision of piece goods, comprising (2.1) a first subunit for the holding of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.2) a receiving subunit for the receipt of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.3) a storage-removal subunit for the removal from storage of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, and also (2.4) a provision subunit for the provision of piece goods for the production of formulations, the provision unit having devices, the devices comprising (V.1) means for the automated docking of standardized loading units (sL), (V.2) means for the automated withdrawal of defined quantities of piece goods present in the standardized loading units (sL) and (V.3) means for the transfer of the defined quantities from (V.2) to the unit, (2.1) a first subunit for the holding of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.2) a receiving subunit for the receipt of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, (2.3) a storage-removal subunit for the removal from storage of empty loading units and of loading units filled with piece goods, and also (2.4) a provision subunit for the provision of piece goods for the production of formulations, the provision unit having devices, the devices comprising (V.1) means for the automated docking of standardized loading units (sL), (V.2) means for the automated withdrawal of defined quantities of piece goods present in the standardized loading units (sL) and (V.3) means for the transfer of the defined quantities from (V.2) to the unit, (V.1) means for the automated docking of standardized loading units (sL), (V.2) means for the automated withdrawal of defined quantities of piece goods present in the standardized loading units (sL) and (V.3) means for the transfer of the defined quantities from (V.2) to the unit, the second unit additionally comprising means for the automated transport of loading units within and between units and subunits of the production system, characterized in that as a result in any case, but not absolutely exclusively, standardized loading units (sL) filled with raw materials and intermediates and held in the first subunit (2.1) can, depending on the current recipe requirement of the formulation to be produced or of the intermediate to be produced, be transported to the provision subunit (2.4) and thus the devices in order to allow the feeding of the particular raw material or intermediate to the production process.