Brick Corporation is a leading innovator in the world of construction materials that specializes in the manufacturing of new types of bricks. The company was created by former SCM MicroMaster students Laura and Gerald in 2017, and with their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Missouri, they have been able to maintain a consistent supply of bricks to the largest cities in the area. To keep up with this demand, Brick Corporation needs to ensure that their bricks are efficiently transported from their manufacturing plant to their main Distribution Center (DC) situated closer to the cities. The production of bricks for next year is estimated to be 970 pallets. All these pallets will be sent a distance of 100 miles to their main DC. Trucking costs are $6.0 per mile, and each truck can carry up to 52 pallets maximum. Loading from the manufacturing plant has a fixed cost of $50 per truck, plus $5 per pallet. Loading from the manufacturing plant has a fixed cost of $50 per truck, plus $5 per pallet. The DC is run by a third-party logistics provider (3PL), so unloading costs vary slightly. The 3PL charges no fixed cost for unloading a truck; however, it