TS. Introduction

The Tactical Scheduler guides mining engineers through the process of building and fine-tuning an open-pit mine schedule.

Tactical Scheduler animated schedule

Tactical Scheduler graphical reporting

Terminology

General

General
Project	Alastri Tactical Scheduler file type with a ".tsch" extension
Scenario	A set of time-based schedule inputs
Report	Schedule results summarized in tabular form
Period	Schedule time increments
Run	The software process of generating a schedule
Scheduling	The human process of generating a schedule
Setup
Agents	Agents execute the scheduling logic into an ordered list of schedule transactions
Calendar	A table of schedule inputs (crushers, fleets, inventories, constraints, specifications) by time period
Constraints	Limits on movement by period, source, destination, material and agent
Dependencies	Dependencies prevent a block being mined before its nominated predecessors
Fleet Assignments	A list of permissible truck/loader combinations assigned to user-defined mining areas, such as Manned/Autonomous or Production/Rehandle
Preschedule	Blocks that are mined or partially mined before the starting point of the schedule
Product Specifications	Specified grade targets and limits for materials at source, in stockpiles, at crushers, railed or shipped
Steps	The components of fleet movement required to transport material from point A to point B; used to model rehandle and mixed fleets
Data
Table	A database of 3D scheduling blocks and inventories. Contains a block tree and associated reserves
Level	The table's block hierarchy, ie. Mine\Pit\Stage\Bench
Phase	A collection of benches in the block tree. The parent level to the bench level (Also alternatively referred to as "Stage")
Bench	A collection of blocks at the same elevation, forming a level running surface for truck travel
Block	A single closed solid representing the spatial location of its enclosed materials. Block properties (such as location and surface area) are referred to as Miscellaneous Fields
Parcel	A single material type inside of a given block Parcel properties (such as volume, tonnes, grades, moisture) are referred to as Mining Fields
Dry Tonnes	The weight of a given material, excluding moisture
Wet Tonnes	The weight of a given material, including moisture
Product Fields	Fields (such as grade) which have both an in situ value and a product value
Navigation
Viewport	Any 3D visualisation area
Tab	Tabbed working area
Panel	Interactive frame within a tab
Dialog	A new window that opens to enter information
Dropdown	A dropdown box that lets you choose from a list
Icon/Button	A button that can be pressed
Checkbox/Flag	A box that can be ticked on or off