A method for configuring an assembly workstation, the assembly workstation having container receptacle devices configured to receive an associated material container, each container receptacle device having a first data carrier, the material containers having a second data carrier, the assembly workstation having a first position determination device configured to ascertain one of (i) a position of a hand of a worker and (ii) a marking connectable to the hand, the first position determination device being connected to a control device, the method comprising: capturing a reference position corresponding to a reference point on a container receptacle device that is touched by the hand of the worker; reading out first data from the first data carrier associated with the reference point; reading out second data from the second data carrier associated with the reference point; and storing the reference position, the first data, and the second data.