A method for distributing components (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) to sets of material comprises supplying, at a feed station (3), at least two components (10a, 10b1 10c, 10d) and arranging said components (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) in at least one material set holder (8) located at a distance from the feed station (3), such that each of said material set holders (8) contains a plurality of components (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) which are adapted to be joined together to form part of a predetermined product (20). The method further comprises arranging, at the feed station (3), said at least two components on a common intermediate holder (5a, 5b), moving the intermediate holder (5a, 5b) to said material set holder (8), and transferring at least one of said components (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d) from the intermediate holder (5a, 5b) to said material set holder (8). A system in which the method can be applied is also disclosed.
