Ranking of seven different barriers to successful business operations in terms of how impactful they were to the respondents’ businesses. The mean rank column shows the average score given to each criteria, and was used to produce the relative rank column, which is an integer from 1 to 7. A relative rank of one indicates the most impactful barrier and seven the least.
| Relative rank . | Barriers . | Mean rank . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding skilled workers | 2.67 |
| 2 | Limited access to forest products markets | 3.79 |
| 3 | Limited contract availability | 3.95 |
| 4 | High transportation costs | 4.59 |
| 5 | Lacking the appropriate equipment for the job | 5.56 |
| 6 | Short operating seasons | 5.57 |
| 7 | Strict merchandising specifications and biomass disposal requirements of landowners | 6.15 |
| Relative rank . | Barriers . | Mean rank . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding skilled workers | 2.67 |
| 2 | Limited access to forest products markets | 3.79 |
| 3 | Limited contract availability | 3.95 |
| 4 | High transportation costs | 4.59 |
| 5 | Lacking the appropriate equipment for the job | 5.56 |
| 6 | Short operating seasons | 5.57 |
| 7 | Strict merchandising specifications and biomass disposal requirements of landowners | 6.15 |
Ranking of seven different barriers to successful business operations in terms of how impactful they were to the respondents’ businesses. The mean rank column shows the average score given to each criteria, and was used to produce the relative rank column, which is an integer from 1 to 7. A relative rank of one indicates the most impactful barrier and seven the least.
| Relative rank . | Barriers . | Mean rank . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding skilled workers | 2.67 |
| 2 | Limited access to forest products markets | 3.79 |
| 3 | Limited contract availability | 3.95 |
| 4 | High transportation costs | 4.59 |
| 5 | Lacking the appropriate equipment for the job | 5.56 |
| 6 | Short operating seasons | 5.57 |
| 7 | Strict merchandising specifications and biomass disposal requirements of landowners | 6.15 |
| Relative rank . | Barriers . | Mean rank . |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finding skilled workers | 2.67 |
| 2 | Limited access to forest products markets | 3.79 |
| 3 | Limited contract availability | 3.95 |
| 4 | High transportation costs | 4.59 |
| 5 | Lacking the appropriate equipment for the job | 5.56 |
| 6 | Short operating seasons | 5.57 |
| 7 | Strict merchandising specifications and biomass disposal requirements of landowners | 6.15 |
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