Bill Edstrom, managing partner at a biomedical consulting firm, has requested your expert advice in devising the best schedule for the following consulting projects, starting at the beginning of the day on February 2. DESCRIPTION OF CONSULTATION TASK LENGTH I 3 days 1 day II III 2 days IV 4 days COMPANY Novartis Corp. Reardon Biotech Corp. Vertex Pharmaceuticals. OSI Pharmaceuticals CALL RECEIVED DATE February 1 February 1 February 1 February 1 Priority Rules Costs SOT FCFS EDD STR LPT TIME 9 A.M. 10 A.M. 11 A.M. 1 P.M. DUE DATE (CLOSE OF BUSINESS) February 5 February 6 February 8 February 7 The consulting firm charges a flat rate of $4,000 per day. All four firms impose fines for lateness. Reardon Biotech charges a $500-per- day fine for each day that the completion of the consulting work is past the due date; Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and OSI Pharmaceuticals all charge a fine of $1,500 per day for each day late. Prepare alternative schedules based on the following priority rules: SOT, FCFS, EDD, STR, and another rule-longest processing time (LPT), which orders jobs according to longest assigned first, second longest assigned second, and so on. For the sake of simplicity, assume that consulting work is performed seven days a week. a. Calculate the total costs (sum of the late fines) for each rule.

Bit Edstrom, managing partner at a biomedical consulting firm, has requested your expert advice in devising the best schedule for the following consulting projects, starting at the beginning of the day on February 2. The consulting firm charges a fat rate of $4,000 per day. All four firms impose fines for lateness. Reardon Biotech charges a $500-perday fine for each day that the completion of the consulting work is past the due date, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and OSI Pharmaceuticals all charge a fine of $1,500 per day for each day late. Prepare alternative schedules based on the following priority rules: SOT, FCFS, EOD, STR, and another rule-longest processing time (IPT), which orders jobs according to longest assigned first, second longest assigned second, and so on. For the sake of simplicity. assume that consulting work is performed seven days a week. a. Caiculate the total costs (sum of the late fines) for each rule