A carousel used in a restocking system is comprised of a drive track. A
plurality of bins are arranged into rows, with the rows being driven by
said drive track. A drive mechanism, e.g. an electric motor, drives the
drive track. A sensor is provided to sense the position of the rows of
bins. A processor is responsive to the sensor and data representative of
a plurality of picks for more than one order for controlling the drive
mechanism. By combining picks from different orders into a batch, the
time spent driving the rows and time between picks is minimized. The
carousel may be divided into a plurality of columns, each with its own
drive track, drive mechanism, and sensor, to enable several rows to be
brought into a pick position simultaneously. Various methods and forms of
restocking packages are also disclosed.