1. A method for saving energy and reducing cycle time by using optimal ordering of an industrial robotic path, the method performed by a data processing system and comprising: receiving inputs including a complex operation; generating a plurality of task groups of the complex operation based on the inputs, wherein an area of each task group comprises a fringe not defined by a task location; calculating a group edge rating for each of a plurality of robotic movement edges between each of the plurality of task groups; calculating a candidate rating for each of a plurality of candidate paths, wherein the candidate rating comprises a summation of the group edge ratings for a candidate path; determining an optimal path comprising the candidate path with an optimal rating, wherein the optimal rating is determined by the lowest candidate rating; and operating a robot using the optimal path.