Method for operating a conveyor system

A method for operating a conveyor system for objects, in which a conveyor apparatus is present at an operating site and is operated with a plurality of conveyor carts each having at least one fastening device for at least one object. The number of conveyor carts available at the operating site for operating the conveyor apparatus for a process sequence defines an actual number; the number of conveyor carts needed at the operating site to operate the conveyor apparatus for the process sequence defines a target number. The difference between the actual number and the target number defines a required number if the actual number is less than the target number, or defines an excess number if the actual number is greater than the target number. A conveyor cart pool is provided and comprises a stock number of conveyor carts, at least some of which are stored at a pool site which differs from the operating site of the conveyor apparatus. A number of conveyor carts corresponding to the required number is physically transferred from the conveyor cart pool to the operating site, as a result of which the actual number is increased by the required number and the stock number is reduced by the required number, or a number of conveyor carts corresponding to the excess number is assigned to the conveyor cart pool, as a result of which the actual number is reduced by the excess number and the stock number is increased by the excess number.