Apparatus and method for managing stored goods such as tobacco related products, which products are contained in packages

摘要

The invention relates to a method for managing stored goods contained in packages in a storage unit (16) for storing packages in a number of storage shelves or tubes (15), a unit (14) for conveying one or more packages (1, 100) from the storage unit (16) to an outlet, said unit (14) being in the form of a fetcher mechanism comprising means for determining position, whereby the fetcher mechanism (14) can be situated next to a given storage shelf or tube (15), comprising the steps of: - Placing one or more packages (1, 100) in an inlet device (3) from where the individual packages (1, 100) are detected and registered; - Transferring one or more packages (1, 100) from the inlet device (3) to a fetcher mechanism (14); - Checking if a dedicated sheif or tube (15) is full; - If the dedicated sheif or tube is full, position the fetcher mechanism (14) under a chaos tube (25); - Transferring the one or more packages (1, 100) to the chaos tube (25). The invention also relates to an apparatus for managing stored goods.