I've never used quantum stockpiles because I'm lazy. My forts end up sprawling and no amount of planning can keep them from turning into asymmetrical messes.

I've been trying to set up better stockpile management like Tekkud on Twitch does which sometimes works. Mostly my forts just saunter along. I'm going to pretend that is an aesthetic I'm going for.

I always employ a mix of quantum and regular. I've never really experimented with minecarts, so i have to employ dump zones which goes a lot more smothering smoothly if the materials are already right there.