Method for producing printed products from requests for print jobs (AA) by means of at least one computer and at least one production machine , wherein job forecasts (AP) of future print jobs are supplied to the at least one computer via at least one interface, wherein preferences (P) of a printing company are supplied to the at least one computer via the at least one interface, wherein the preferences (P) comprise the technical, economic and personnel resources made available by the printing company, wherein the at least one computer eliminates unsuitable future print jobs by means of an exclusion filter (Fl) by comparing the preferences (P) of the print shop with the job forecasts (AP) of future print jobs and creates preference classes (PK) for future print jobs on the basis of the non-excluded future print jobs, wherein the preference classes (PK) comprise the non-excluded future print jobs, wherein the at least one computer is supplied via the at least one interface with data of requests for print jobs (AA), wherein the at least one computer compares the data of the requests for print jobs (AA) with the calculated preference classes (PK) of the future print jobs and eliminates unsuitable requests for print jobs (AA), wherein the at least one computer forwards only the remaining suitable requests for print jobs (AA) to the at least one production machine of the print shop, which accepts the requests for print jobs (AA) as print jobs (A) and processes and produces them on the at least one production machine , and wherein in the first filtering step, using the filter for excluding (Fl) unsuitable print jobs, the at least one computer compares the frequency of coloring sets with the preferences (P) of the print shop in a first process step and compares the frequency of the printing substrates used with the preferences (P) of the print shop in a second step. wherein the at least one computer eliminates unsuitable future print jobs by means of an exclusion filter (Fl) by comparing the preferences (P) of the print shop with the job forecasts (AP) of future print jobs and creates preference classes (PK) for future print jobs on the basis of the non-excluded future print jobs, wherein the preference classes (PK) comprise the non-excluded future print jobs, wherein the at least one computer is supplied via the at least one interface with data of requests for print jobs (AA), wherein the at least one computer compares the data of the requests for print jobs (AA) with the calculated preference classes (PK) of the future print jobs and eliminates unsuitable requests for print jobs (AA), wherein the at least one computer forwards only the remaining suitable requests for print jobs (AA) to the at least one production machine of the print shop, which accepts the requests for print jobs (AA) as print jobs (A) and processes and produces them on the at least one production machine , and wherein in the first filtering step, using the filter for excluding (Fl) unsuitable print jobs, the at least one computer compares the frequency of coloring sets with the preferences (P) of the print shop in a first process step and compares the frequency of the printing substrates used with the preferences (P) of the print shop in a second step. <EOS>