Ann-Kathrin Lange, M.Sc.

Address

Hamburg University of Technology
Institute of Maritime Logistics
Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 4 (D)
21073 Hamburg

 

Contact Details

Office: building D room 5.007
Phone: +49 40 42878 4694
E-Mail: ann-kathrin.lange(at)tuhh(dot)de
ORCiD: 0000-0002-1503-1729



Research Focus

  • Port Drayage and Hinterland Transports
  • Container Terminals
  • Truck Appointment Systems
  • Discrete Event Simulation
  • Business Process Modeling and Optimization


Publications (Excerpt)

2024

[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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on pages: 79-86
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2023

[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2022

[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2021
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2020
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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on pages: 79-86
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2019
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
Volume: Number: (24),
on pages: 79-86
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2018
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
Volume: Number: (24),
on pages: 79-86
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how published:
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2017
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
Volume: Number: (24),
on pages: 79-86
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2015
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
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on pages: 79-86
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model

2014
[182430]
Title: Development of a Container Terminal Simulation Ontology.
Written by: Lange, Ann-Kathrin and Pirovano, Giovanni and Pozzi, Rosella and Rossi, Tommaso and Pawletta, Thorsten
in: <em>SNE Simulation Notes Europe</em>. (2014).
Volume: Number: (24),
on pages: 79-86
Chapter:
Editor:
Publisher:
Series:
Address:
Edition:
ISBN:
how published:
Organization:
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DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.tn.10243
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Abstract: This article introduces a simulation ontology to support terminal planers, operator and managers in the design and management of seaport container terminals. Due to the increasing requirements of shipping companies regarding efficiency, quality and price for the handling processes at container terminals, the use of integrated approaches for improving the performance has grown significantly. Simulation, which has proven highly benefi-cial in production and logistics, represents an adequate tool to deal with complex systems like container terminals. However, building simulation models requires much time and simulation software know-how. To counteract this effect, this article presents a simulation ontology of seaport container terminals, which supports the user in building specific simulation models. Since the simulation model is automatically created through the ontology framework, neither the personnel skills nor the time available to build the simulation model represent significant hurdles. Furthermore, the proposed ontology can dramatically reduce the time required to test a specific configuration of a container terminal and/or a particular management policy. The ontology framework consists of a user interface with database, where the user can specify elements and their parameters, an atom library representing all elements of the system and software application, which is used to automatically build the simulation model