Automated warehouse and article removal method

An article take-out method for an automated warehouse which (i) includes:

• a storage rack that separately stores articles and a case for containing at least one of the articles;
• a load port that supplies to an operator the at least one article contained in the case;
• and a temporary storage rack that temporarily stores the at least one article contained in the case until the at least one article is transported to the load port;
• and (ii) places the at least one article in the case and takes out the at least one article, the article take-out method comprising:
• when a first instruction from the operator is detected indicating that a predetermined one of the articles is to be taken out, (i) obtaining the predetermined article and the case, (ii) placing the obtained predetermined article in the case, and (iii) putting, on the temporary storage rack, the predetermined article placed in the case;
• and
• when a second instruction from the operator is detected indicating that the predetermined articles is actually ready to be taken out, transporting the predetermined article placed in the case from the temporary storage rack to the load port, wherein
• the temporary storage rack stores the articles each contained in one of cases including the case,
• the second instruction includes information for specifying an article to be taken out among the articles that are temporarily stored on the temporary storage rack, and
• the transporting apparatus transports, from the temporary storage rack to the load port, the article specified by the second instruction.