| Parameters | Our strategy | Random strategy | Decrease percentage | |||
| M | N | [a,b] | Q | The number of pods to be moved | The number of pods to be moved | |
| 5 | 10 | [2,5] | 8 | 741 | 1084 | 31.64% |
| 10 | 20 | [2,5] | 8 | 1000 | 1423 | 29.73% |
| 13 | 30 | [2,5] | 8 | 990 | 1524 | 35.04% |
| 21 | 50 | [2,5] | 8 | 1180 | 1874 | 37.03% |
| 46 | 100 | [2,5] | 8 | 1244 | 1958 | 36.47% |
| 70 | 150 | [2,5] | 8 | 1299 | 2102 | 38.02% |
| Average | 1076 | 1661 | 34.66% | |||