A dispersion and supply apparatus comprising: a dispersion table that is configured to receive an article supplied from above and to convey the article to a plurality of specific predetermined positions of an outer circumferential portion; and a driving unit comprising a plurality of vibration sources (32, 33) that is configured to drive the dispersion table wherein the dispersion and supply apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a load amount of the article on the dispersion table; a calculation unit that is configured to calculate a deviation center position, which is the center of gravity of a loading state of the article based on the deviation of the load distribution acquired by the acquisition unit; a control unit that is configured to control the driving unit, such that the dispersion table is driven in a first circumferential direction D1 or in a second circumferential direction D2 opposite to the first circumferential direction, based on the deviation center position in the loading state of the article calculated by the calculation unit, or by means of a fixed vibration pattern that temporally changes a plurality of parameters which influence the conveying direction on the dispersion table, such that a conveying direction of the article on the dispersion table is changed. a dispersion table that is configured to receive an article supplied from above and to convey the article to a plurality of specific predetermined positions of an outer circumferential portion; and a driving unit comprising a plurality of vibration sources (32, 33) that is configured to drive the dispersion table wherein the dispersion and supply apparatus further comprises: an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a load amount of the article on the dispersion table; a calculation unit that is configured to calculate a deviation center position, which is the center of gravity of a loading state of the article based on the deviation of the load distribution acquired by the acquisition unit; a control unit that is configured to control the driving unit, such that the dispersion table is driven in a first circumferential direction D1 or in a second circumferential direction D2 opposite to the first circumferential direction, based on the deviation center position in the loading state of the article calculated by the calculation unit, or by means of a fixed vibration pattern that temporally changes a plurality of parameters which influence the conveying direction on the dispersion table, such that a conveying direction of the article on the dispersion table is changed. an acquisition unit that is configured to acquire a load amount of the article on the dispersion table; a calculation unit that is configured to calculate a deviation center position, which is the center of gravity of a loading state of the article based on the deviation of the load distribution acquired by the acquisition unit; a control unit that is configured to control the driving unit, such that the dispersion table is driven in a first circumferential direction D1 or in a second circumferential direction D2 opposite to the first circumferential direction, based on the deviation center position in the loading state of the article calculated by the calculation unit, or by means of a fixed vibration pattern that temporally changes a plurality of parameters which influence the conveying direction on the dispersion table, such that a conveying direction of the article on the dispersion table is changed.