Abstract: A method for planning a process chain for an agricultural operation having a first resource entity of a first type such as harvesting machines and a second resource entity of a second type such as hauling vehicles includes determining a number of machines of the first and second resource entity to be used in the operation depending on the usage time frame and type of operation, determining a plurality of alternative first partial process chains for the first resource entity, determining a second partial process chain for the second resource entity for each of the alternative first partial process chains, combining the alternative first partial process chains with the second partial process chain to form a plurality of total process chains and selecting one of the total process chains.