A method for controlling a material flow in a multi-level plant comprising a printing press and at least one further processing aggregate processing sheet-shaped material sections (02.j), wherein - a plurality of material sections (02.j) to be processed are transported in a drum (04.j) by at least a first transport means (65; 68; 79) to a processing aggregate configured as a printing press, - the material sections (02.j) run through the printing press at least once and in the process are printed at least once, - and the at least once printed material sections (02.j)haven run through the printing press at least once are transported in at least one drum (04.j) by the at least first transport means (65; 68; 79) or a second different transport means (65; 68; 79) for further processing away from the printing press to a further processing aggregate (12; 13; 14; 16; 17; 18) differing from the printing press or are transported for intermediate storage to a storage position (36; 36) of a warehouse (37; 57), - at least for transports away from the printing press to the further processing aggregate (12; 13; 14; 16; 17; 18) or to the storage position (36; 56) transport orders (T M)are generated by data processing means of a material flow controller, characterized in that - the respective transport order (T M) is generated by the material flow controller under consideration of the information (D G) about the drum (04.j) relating to the transport order transmitted to the material flow controller or electronically accessible to said material flow controller, wherein the information (D G) comprises at least the specification of a unique designation ({04.j} m) for the relevant drum (04.j) and the specification of a unique designation for the order (A(n)) assigned to the drum (04.j) and a specification about the processing status ({P.x}) of the material sections (02.j) of the drum (04.j), - and the relevant transports occur on the basis of the transport orders (T M) generated by the material flow controller. - a plurality of material sections (02.j) to be processed are transported in a drum (04.j) by at least a first transport means (65; 68; 79) to a processing aggregate configured as a printing press, - the material sections (02.j) run through the printing press at least once and in the process are printed at least once, - and the at least once printed material sections (02.j)haven run through the printing press at least once are transported in at least one drum (04.j) by the at least first transport means (65; 68; 79) or a second different transport means (65; 68; 79) for further processing away from the printing press to a further processing aggregate (12; 13; 14; 16; 17; 18) differing from the printing press or are transported for intermediate storage to a storage position (36; 36) of a warehouse (37; 57), - at least for transports away from the printing press to the further processing aggregate (12; 13; 14; 16; 17; 18) or to the storage position (36; 56) transport orders (T M)are generated by data processing means of a material flow controller, - the respective transport order (T M) is generated by the material flow controller under consideration of the information (D G) about the drum (04.j) relating to the transport order transmitted to the material flow controller or electronically accessible to said material flow controller, wherein the information (D G) comprises at least the specification of a unique designation ({04.j} m) for the relevant drum (04.j) and the specification of a unique designation for the order (A(n)) assigned to the drum (04.j) and a specification about the processing status ({P.x}) of the material sections (02.j) of the drum (04.j), - and the relevant transports occur on the basis of the transport orders (T M) generated by the material flow controller.