Patent ID: 7441387

Claim:
A method for commissioning articles, the method comprising the steps of: providing a double shelf unit including two parallel shelving units arranged at spaced locations from one another to define a bay aisle; providing a plurality of containers; positioning a central belt within said bay aisle such that one shelving unit is located on one side of said central belt and another shelving unit is located on another side of said central belt, said central belt being associated with a central belt commissioning device, said central belt commissioning device including a discharge station; providing conveying tracks, one conveying track being parallel to another conveying track, each conveying track defining a commissioning path, one conveying track being associated with one of said shelving units on one side of said central belt, another conveying track being associated with another of said shelving units on another side of said central belt, said containers being located on said conveying tracks; providing a plurality of first articles, each first article having a transportation property such that each first article can be transported via said central belt; providing a plurality of second articles, said second articles being located on one of said shelves, each second article having a transportation property such that each second article cannot be transported via said central belt; transferring said second articles from said shelves into said containers; automatically moving said first articles from a location above said central belt to a location on said central belt; transporting said containers with said second articles to said discharge station or to said central belt for commissioning with said first articles, wherein said first articles are placed in said containers with said second articles when said containers with said second articles are transferred to said central belt; and transferring said first articles from said central belt to a stationary container arranged at an end of said central belt when said containers with said second articles are transported to said discharge station.