Plant (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) for producing products by means of a predetermined number of different work packets each containing at least one work step, having: a predetermined number of workstations configured to process the number of work packets in a predetermined order one after another so as to produce the products, wherein at least one of the workstations is in the form of a selection workstation, so that at least two different work packets from the number of work packets are selectively processable in said selection workstation, a transport system (10, 10a, 10b, 10c) that is configured to supply the products at their respective stages of completion to the workstations, and to take said products away therefrom, along a transport path and is configured such that the products are each selectively directly suppliable to multiple instances of the workstations from multiple positions on the transport path, and a control apparatus configured to control the transport system (10, 10a, 10b, 10c) for supplying and taking away the products and the workstations for processing the work packets and to control the processing of the different work packets in each workstation in the form of a selection workstation on the basis of a need respectively determined for the work packets, characterized in that the at least one workstation in the form of a selection workstation is configured such that both a first work packet corresponding to the predetermined order and a second work packet, not immediately adjacent to the first work packet in the predetermined order, from the predetermined number of work packets are selectively processable in said workstation, wherein the at least one workstation in the form of a selection workstation is configured such that one of the different work packets selectively processable therein from the number of work packets is the work packet having a longest processing time required for processing and another of the different work packets selectively processable therein from the number of work packets is the work packet having a shortest processing time required for processing. a predetermined number of workstations configured to process the number of work packets in a predetermined order one after another so as to produce the products, wherein at least one of the workstations is in the form of a selection workstation, so that at least two different work packets from the number of work packets are selectively processable in said selection workstation, a transport system (10, 10a, 10b, 10c) that is configured to supply the products at their respective stages of completion to the workstations, and to take said products away therefrom, along a transport path and is configured such that the products are each selectively directly suppliable to multiple instances of the workstations from multiple positions on the transport path, and a control apparatus configured to control the transport system (10, 10a, 10b, 10c) for supplying and taking away the products and the workstations for processing the work packets and to control the processing of the different work packets in each workstation in the form of a selection workstation on the basis of a need respectively determined for the work packets, characterized in that the at least one workstation in the form of a selection workstation is configured such that both a first work packet corresponding to the predetermined order and a second work packet, not immediately adjacent to the first work packet in the predetermined order, from the predetermined number of work packets are selectively processable in said workstation, wherein the at least one workstation in the form of a selection workstation is configured such that one of the different work packets selectively processable therein from the number of work packets is the work packet having a longest processing time required for processing and another of the different work packets selectively processable therein from the number of work packets is the work packet having a shortest processing time required for processing.