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These problems are solved using techniques from optimisation, such as job-shop scheduling, genetic algorithms or mixed-integer linear programming. At the termi nal, the same problems are usually solved by the terminal manager, using only his experience. The manager can trust computer-generated solutions only by validating them by means of a simulation model of the terminal. Thus, the simulation tool also becomes a means to introduce new ap proaches into traditional settings. We focus on the resource allocation problem and describe our modules for optimisation of the allocation process and the simulation of the terminal. The former is based on integer linear programming; the latter is a discrete-event simulation tool based on the pro cess-oriented paradigm. 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