Table 10 Descriptive statistics of uncertainty variables of the supply chain
Variables | Unit | Farmers (N = 130) | Millers (N = 25) | Distributors (N = 39) | Global supply chain (N = 194) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | ||
Supply uncertainty (SU) | Number | 5.59 | 1–7 | 5.64 | 2–7 | 5.54 | 1–7 | 5.59 | 1–7 |
Demand uncertainty (DU) | Number | 5.58 | 2–7 | 5.84 | 2–7 | 5.87 | 1–7 | 5.67 | 1–7 |
Process uncertainty (PU) | Number | 5.72 | 2–7 | 5.80 | 3–7 | 5.59 | 3–7 | 5.70 | 2–7 |
Planning and control uncertainty (PCU) | Number | 4.06 | 1–6 | 4.00 | 3–5 | 4.14 | 2–5 | 4.07 | 1–7 |
Competitive uncertainty (CU) | Number | 4.63 | 1–7 | 5.24 | 2–7 | 5.26 | 2–7 | 4.84 | 1–7 |
Government uncertainty (GU) | Number | 5.05 | 1–7 | 5.48 | 2–7 | 5.69 | 1–7 | 5.3 | 1–7 |
Climate uncertainty (CLU) | Number | 5.92 | 2–7 | 6.04 | 2–7 | 6.03 | 1–7 | 5.95 | 1–7 |