1. Introduction
A common goal of nearly all businesses is to reduce manhours
and increase the overall profit margin of the
business. In warehouse related businesses, optimizing the
efficiency of order picking can lend itself to great
reductions in the time it takes orders to ship out, as well
as, improving the overall effectiveness of its workers. Of
all costs associated with warehouse operations, 55-65% of
the operational funds are allocated towards order picking
[1] [2], showing the importance of optimizing this phase
of the warehouse process.