1. (15) (a) APEX Machine Tool and Die has 5 key departments, A through E, and the departments are arranged as shown in the diagram below. Develop a classic "From-To" distance chart for the layout shown. Assume that the each department tooling is located at the "X" in each of the department areas. i. ii. iii. Product 20 1 2 3 4 A E x 65" Routing A-B-C-D-E A-D-E A-B-C-E A-C-D-E B X 100 feet- 25 X 10' (b) There are 4 products produced at the APEX facility. Routing and forecasting information is shown in the chart below. Batch Size 50 17 50 50 50 X 25' OP 50 10' 100 feet Production Forecast (Units/week) 200 900 400 650 Create a "From-To" Chart that shows the number of material handling trips/week between departments. Given that the cost to transport items is $2 per foot, create a "From-To" chart showing material handling cost/week between departments. Create an AR for APEX based on the material handling cost from the chart developed in ii above. Use the standard A,E,I,O,U for AR charts

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1. (15) (a) APEX Machine Tool and Die has 5 key departments, A through E, and the departments are arranged as shown in the diagram below. Develop a classic "From-To" distance chart for the layout shown. Assume that the each department tooling is located at the "X" in each of the department areas. i. ii. iii. Product 20