Product conveyor systems and methods of controlling conveyor systems

A product distribution conveyor system of a product distribution facility, wherein the product distribution conveyor system comprises:

• a conveyor control circuit;
• a plurality of conveyor lane systems configured to receive one or more products of a plurality of products intended to be distributed;
• and
• a plurality of routing systems positioned relative to one or more of the plurality of conveyor lane systems and further communicatively coupled with the conveyor control circuit;
• wherein the conveyor control circuit is configured to control one or more of the plurality of routing systems in controlling movement of each of the plurality of products onto an appropriate conveyor lane system, of the plurality of conveyor lane systems;
• and
• wherein the conveyor control circuit is further configured to control throughput comprising associating each of the plurality of conveyor lane systems with at least one of a plurality of retail stores in attempting to balance over a period of time a distribution of a total volume of the plurality of products over the plurality of conveyor lane systems comprising organizationally subdividing the plurality of conveyor lane systems to define a plurality of lane subdivisions each comprising a subsets of multiple conveyor lane systems, of the plurality of conveyor lane systems, in attempting to minimize deviations of subdivision volumes of products moved through each of the plurality of lane subdivisions.