Apparatus and method for sorting non-sorted containers in an order-picking system

The sorting system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the transfer device is a pusher by means of which a container can be shifted between the exchange points.

An order-picking system having a sorting system, the sorting system comprising a main conveying track by means of which the non-sorted containers are transported within the order-picking system in a main conveying direction, said sorting system having a conveying-track circuit, which is connected to the main conveying track via an introduction point having an introduction device, for introducing containers into the conveying-track circuit, and via a discharge point having a discharge device, for discharging containers which are located in the conveying-track circuit, and having at least one transfer device, which is located in the conveying-track circuit and is configured to transfer and to exchange containers between a first exchange point and a second exchange point of the conveying-track circuit, and the order-picking system comprises the main conveying track which is connected to the sorting system, wherein, with respect to the main conveying direction, the first exchange point is located between the discharge point and the introduction point, and the second exchange point is located between the introduction point and the discharge point.