TABLE I.
Number of vascular robots used in Weeks 1-104
| Week 1-8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Week 9-16 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Week 17-24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
| Week 25-32 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Week 33-40 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Week 41-48 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
| Week 49-56 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 49 |
| Week 57-64 | 57 | 43 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 43 | 42 | 45 |
| Week 65-72 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 48 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
| Week 73-80 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 65 |
| Week 81-88 | 80 | 70 | 74 | 85 | 101 | 89 | 88 | 90 |
| Week 89-96 | 100 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 104 | 89 | 89 | 90 |
| Week 97-104 | 106 | 96 | 94 | 99 | 109 | 99 | 96 | 102 |

Figure. 1.
Data update flow chart of Container Boats

Figure. 2.
Data update flow chart of the Operator Hands
TABLE II.
The output of the simple greedy strategy model
| The output of the simple greedy strategy model | ||||||||
| The purchase program of Container boat | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Week 49-56 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 13 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Week 65-72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Week 73-80 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Week 81-88 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Week 89-96 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| Week 97-104 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Amount | 484 | Cost | 91600 | |||||
| The purchase program of operator hands | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 98 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 68 |
| Week 49-56 | 26 | 0 | 68 | 117 | 50 | 0 | 32 | 66 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 57 |
| Week 65-72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Week 73-80 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 89 | 37 | 19 | 89 | 126 |
| Week 81-88 | 41 | 11 | 90 | 138 | 45 | 0 | 31 | 83 |
| Week 89-96 | 24 | 0 | 35 | 99 | 36 | 0 | 23 | 104 |
| Week 97-104 | 60 | 0 | 43 | 98 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Amount | 2290 | Cost | 311505 | |||||
| Total Cost | 403105 | |||||||

Figure. 3.
The purchase and idle situation of the Operator Hands in the Simple Mode

Figure. 4.
Update flow chart of the Operator Hands after the first optimization

Figure. 5.
The purchase and idle situation of the Operator Hands in the First Optimization Mode
TABLE III.
The output of the first optimization
| The output of the first optimization | ||||||||
| The purchase program of Container boat | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Week 49-56 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Week 65-72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Week 73-80 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Week 81-88 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Week 89-96 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| Week 97-104 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Amount | 484 | Cost | 91600 | |||||
| The purchase program of operator hands | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 96 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 66 |
| Week 49-56 | 25 | 1 | 70 | 114 | 48 | 1 | 36 | 62 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 55 |
| Week 65-72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Week 73-80 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 87 | 37 | 21 | 89 | 122 |
| Week 81-88 | 44 | 12 | 90 | 134 | 47 | 0 | 33 | 80 |
| Week 89-96 | 22 | 0 | 40 | 96 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 101 |
| Week 97-104 | 57 | 0 | 49 | 95 | 38 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Amount | 2290 | Cost | 311175 | |||||
| Total Cost | 402775 | |||||||

Figure. 6.
Comparison of purchasing plans of Operator Hands before and after the first optimization
TABLE IV.
Original Purchase Parameter Settings
| The number of container boats | |||||||||
| Week. N | 2 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| Week. N+s | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| The number of operator hands | |||||||||
| Week. N | 10 | 30 | 50 | ||||||
| Week. N+s | 10 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 50 |

Figure. 7.
Simulation of the combined purchase cost of Container Boats

Figure. 8.
Simulation of the combined purchase cost of Operator Hands

Figure. 9.
Flow chart of merge purchase algorithm

Figure. 10.
Flowchart of the rollback algorithm

Figure. 11.
The purchase of Operator Hands before and after optimization

Figure. 12.
The purchase of Container Boats before and after optimization

Figure. 13.
The relationship between the MN-O and the SR with different DR
TABLE V.
The output of the second optimization
| The output of the second optimization | ||||||||
| The purchase program of Container boats | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Week 49-56 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| Week 65-72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Week 73-80 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
| Week 81-88 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Week 89-96 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| Week 97-104 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
| Amount | 484 | Cost | 90140 | |||||
| The purchase program of operator hands | ||||||||
| Week 1-8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Week 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 96 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Week 25-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 33-40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Week 41-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 66 |
| Week 49-56 | 25 | 1 | 70 | 114 | 48 | 1 | 36 | 62 |
| Week 57-64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 55 |
| Week 65-72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Week 73-80 | 9 | 0 | 48 | 87 | 37 | 21 | 89 | 122 |
| Week 81-88 | 44 | 12 | 90 | 134 | 47 | 0 | 33 | 80 |
| Week 89-96 | 22 | 0 | 40 | 96 | 34 | 0 | 28 | 101 |
| Week 97-104 | 57 | 0 | 49 | 95 | 38 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Amount | 2290 | Cost | 310525 | |||||
| Total Cost | 400665 | |||||||
TABLE VI.
Comparison of the Effect Before and After Optimization
| OP-N | OP-C | CB-N | CB-C | TOTAL | |
| Simple | 2290 | 311505 | 484 | 91600 | 403105 |
| Optimization 1 | 2290 | 311175 | 484 | 91600 | 402775 |
| Optimization 2 | 2290 | 310525 | 484 | 90140 | 400665 |
| SR total | 0.6053% | SR 1 0.08187% | SR 2 0.5239% | ||
TABLE VII.
Test results of loss parameter changes
| DR | MN-O | Simple | Optimization | SR/% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 5 | 221290 | 217430 | 1.7443 |
| 10 | 219205 | 216605 | 1.1861 | |
| 15 | 218565 | 216225 | 1.0706 | |
| 20 | 218260 | 216070 | 1.0034 | |
| 25 | 218000 | 215970 | 0.9312 | |
| 30 | 217895 | 216025 | 0.8582 | |
| SR-average/% | 1.1323 | |||
| 10% | 5 | 408780 | 405120 | 0.8953 |
| 10 | 404815 | 402320 | 0.6163 | |
| 15 | 403680 | 401365 | 0.5735 | |
| 20 | 403105 | 400665 | 0.6053 | |
| 25 | 402755 | 400365 | 0.5934 | |
| 30 | 402535 | 399625 | 0.7229 | |
| SR-average/% | 0.6678 | |||
| 20% | 5 | 618710 | 611015 | 1.2437 |
| 10 | 611970 | 606150 | 0.9510 | |
| 15 | 609710 | 604300 | 0.8873 | |
| 20 | 608975 | 603335 | 0.9261 | |
| 25 | 608230 | 602780 | 0.8960 | |
| 30 | 607465 | 602440 | 0.8272 | |
| SR-average/% | 0.9552 | |||
| 30% | 5 | 826950 | 816590 | 1.2528 |
| 10 | 817045 | 810275 | 0.8286 | |
| 15 | 813980 | 807800 | 0.7592 | |
| 20 | 812330 | 806920 | 0.6660 | |
| 25 | 811305 | 805955 | 0.6594 | |
| 30 | 810660 | 805260 | 0.6661 | |
| SR-average/% | 0.8054 | |||
| 40% | 5 | 1030775 | 1019150 | 1.1278 |
| 10 | 1018040 | 1011485 | 0.6439 | |
| 15 | 1014430 | 1008825 | 0.5525 | |
| 20 | 1012815 | 1007620 | 0.5129 | |
| 25 | 1011500 | 1006420 | 0.5022 | |
| 30 | 1011060 | 1005925 | 0.5079 | |
| SR-average/% | 0.6412 | |||
| SR-average-total/% | 0.8404 | |||

Figure. 14.
The relationship between the DR and the SR with different MN-O
TABLE VIII.
Test of parameter change of preferential scheme
| Scheme | Container Boats | Operator Hands | Simple | Optimization | SR/% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 403105 | 400665 | 0.6053 | ||
| 2 | 397055 | 389930 | 1.7945 | ||
| 3 | 394265 | 379580 | 3.7247 | ||
| 4 | 414225 | 413355 | 0.2100 | ||
| 5 | f(x) = 200x | g(x) = 100x | 434295 | 433615 | 0.1566 |
| 6 | 418700 | 417880 | 0.1958 | ||
| 7 | 426193 | 425578 | 0.1443 | ||
| 8 | 376065 | 365835 | 2.7203 | ||
| 9 | 349025 | 329050 | 5.7231 | ||
| SR-average % | 1.6972 | ||||

Figure. 15.
Number of discount segments and SR

Figure. 16.
Relationship between discount intensity and SR

Figure. 17.
Test results after changing the requirement matrix