Conveying method and conveying apparatus for goods of multiple orders

A conveying method for goods, the method comprising:

• conveying good for multiple orders in an endless conveyor along a good conveying direction;
• detecting the goods conveyed;
• forming a list of complete orders on the basis of the goods conveyed;
• evaluating complete orders with regard to their suitability for allocation to one goods sink of multiple goods sinks, the evaluating including accounting for at least one characteristic of at least one good of the ordered goods and of the goods sinks, wherein the goods sinks are coupled to the endless conveyor, wherein evaluating includes evaluating orders on the basis of a transport matrix, wherein the transport matrix comprises columns and rows;
• allocating a complete order to one of the goods sinks on the basis of the evaluation;
• and
• conveying the allocated ordered goods to the goods sink.

A conveying apparatus for goods of multiple orders, the apparatus comprising:

• a closed endless conveyor on which goods are conveyed in circulation;
• a plurality of goods sinks coupled to the endless conveyor for conveying ordered goods;
• and
• a control unit configured to carry out the conveying via a conveying method for goods, in which the method includes
• conveying goods for multiple orders in an endless conveyor along a goods conveying direction;
• detecting the goods conveyed;
• forming a list of complete orders on the basis of the goods conveyed;
• defining ordered goods as goods included in at least one of the complete orders;
• evaluating complete orders with regard to their suitability for allocation to one goods sink of multiple goods sinks, the evaluating including accounting for at least one characteristic of at least one good of the ordered goods and of the goods sinks, wherein the goods sinks are coupled to the endless conveyor, wherein the at least one characteristic is a respective distance of the at least one good from the goods sinks which is oriented in the goods conveying direction;
• allocating a complete order to one of the goods sinks on the basis of the evaluation;
• and
• conveying the allocated ordered goods to the goods sink.