Flexible and compact order picking system

An installation for picking items from storage units into one or more outbound units for the purpose of composing a shipping unit, wherein the installation comprises

• a small parts store, in which the storage units are stored,
• at least one pick area, in which storage units from the small parts store are presented at several pickup points for the purpose of removing items from the storage units,
• a conveyor track, assigned to the at least one pick area, via which the outbound units can be moved in or out of the at least one pick area, such that items can be picked from the storage units disposed in the pickup points into the outbound units,
• at least one pick location, at which are disposed one or more receiving locations for outbound units,
• a conveyor device, disposed at the at least one pick location, for storage units from the small parts store, such that items can be picked from the storage units delivered on the conveyor device into the outbound units disposed at the receiving locations, and
• an interim storage handling equipment, comprised in the small parts store, for storing and/or retrieving partially or fully picked outbound units into/from the small parts store, said handling equipment being connected to the conveyor track, such that outbound units from the at least one pick area and/or the at least one pick location can be stored in the small parts store or, conversely, retrieved from it.