A control device for outputting information to a movable body configured to move automatically, the control device comprising: a route acquisition unit configured to determine routes of the movable body for moving a plurality of aligned target objects to or from a target area at which the target objects are to be picked up or dropped; a reference position/posture acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a position at which the movable body picks up or drops a first target object of the plurality of target objects at the target area, and an information output unit configured to output the routes determined by the route acquisition unit to the movable body, wherein the route acquisition unit is configured to determine a route of the movable body for moving the first target object based on the first information, and to calculate routes of the movable body for moving second and subsequent target objects of the plurality of target objects, based on the first information and relative position information of positions at which the movable body picks up or drops the second and subsequent target objects with respect to the position at which the movable body picks up or drops the first target object, the reference position/posture acquisition unit is configured to acquire the first information based on a marker associated with the position of the first target object characterized in that each target object includes an opening portion into which a fork of the movable body is inserted during transport by the movable body, the marker (210,212,214,216) is attached to a position identifying device being designed to be inserted into the opening portion, and the reference position/posture acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information in a state in which the position identifying device is inserted into the opening portion of the first target object. a route acquisition unit configured to determine routes of the movable body for moving a plurality of aligned target objects to or from a target area at which the target objects are to be picked up or dropped; a reference position/posture acquisition unit configured to acquire first information on a position at which the movable body picks up or drops a first target object of the plurality of target objects at the target area, and an information output unit configured to output the routes determined by the route acquisition unit to the movable body, wherein the route acquisition unit is configured to determine a route of the movable body for moving the first target object based on the first information, and to calculate routes of the movable body for moving second and subsequent target objects of the plurality of target objects, based on the first information and relative position information of positions at which the movable body picks up or drops the second and subsequent target objects with respect to the position at which the movable body picks up or drops the first target object, the reference position/posture acquisition unit is configured to acquire the first information based on a marker associated with the position of the first target object characterized in that each target object includes an opening portion into which a fork of the movable body is inserted during transport by the movable body, the marker (210,212,214,216) is attached to a position identifying device being designed to be inserted into the opening portion, and the reference position/posture acquisition unit is configured to acquire position information in a state in which the position identifying device is inserted into the opening portion of the first target object.