For this optimization task, we performed optimizations using 𝑁 = 5 and 𝑁 = 10 initial points, in order to test the effect of the number of initial simulation points on the performance of the algorithm. We performed 5 replicates for both 𝑁 = 5 and 𝑁 = 10 initial points, in order to assess the consistency of the algorithm. For the 𝑁 = 10 replicates, a different set of 9 LHS initial points is selected each time; for the 𝑁 = 5 replicates, each set of initial points is formed by subsampling 4 LHS points from one of the 𝑁 = 10 replicate initial sets, in order to minimize simulation expense.