PS Stockpile Build Settings

In the Stockpile Build Settings step user can configure stockpile settings.

Setup > Stockpile Build Settings step

Setting	Usage

Setting	Usage
Mutex Group	Stockpile Mutex Group
Preferred Build Order	Preferred Build order for all stockpiles in a Group. Can set the order stockpiles are built.
Starting Build Number	Stockpile builds will count up from this number
Maximum Number of Builds	This field is restricted to Single-Mutex, Single-Counter, Build Target stockpiles. It controls the number of builds on which grade targets may be configured.
Size	The capacity of the stockpile.
Minimum Size to Reclaim	This field is restricted to Mutex Group stockpiles. If the stockpile capacity is greater than this number, then it may reclaim if all other stockpiles are empty.
Minimum Size to Refill	This field is restricted to Mutex Group stockpiles. If the stockpile capacity is less than this number, then it may build if all other stockpiles are full.
State Change Triggers New Reclaim Decisions	Enable to initiate new reclaim decision when stockpile state changes
Build to reclaim Delay (h)	Time delay between stockpile building end and reclaiming start, in hours
Reclaim to Build Delay (h)	Time delay between stockpile reclaiming end and building start, in hours

Non Mutex stockpiles can have Turnover Triggers set in the Calendar. Allowing them to be switched to the Reclaim mode before reaching capacity.

Within APS, a new stockpile build is triggered when all of the material from the stockpile has been depleted. If a stockpile switches to build mode before all of the material has been reclaimed, the build number will remain the same until all of the material from the stockpile has been depleted. In the Stockpile Builds report, the values shown for a particular build will be for the point in time where the build encountered its highest peak. This logic can be seen in the image below.

Stockpile Build Logic