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Table 4 Descriptive statistics of the uncertain factors in the rice supply chain (N = 215)
| Items | Code | Disagree (scale 1–3) | Neutral (scale 4) | Agree (scale 5–7) | Mean | Std. deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supply uncertainty (SU) | SU1 | 15.82 | 3.72 | 80.46 | 5.66 | 1.595 |
| SU2 | 17.22 | 2.79 | 79.99 | 5.53 | 1.795 | |
| SU3 | 17.68 | 4.19 | 78.14 | 5.30 | 1.776 | |
| Demand uncertainty (DU) | DU1 | 7.91 | 4.19 | 87.9 | 5.79 | 1.312 |
| DU2 | 8.84 | 4.65 | 86.51 | 5.73 | 1.280 | |
| DU3 | 4.66 | 14.42 | 80.93 | 5.47 | 1.126 | |
| Process uncertainty (PU) | PU1 | 8.84 | 9.30 | 81.87 | 5.47 | 1.314 |
| PU2 | 6.06 | 13.95 | 80.00 | 5.50 | 1.322 | |
| PU3 | 8.38 | 14.88 | 76.75 | 5.22 | 1.382 | |
| Planning and control uncertainty (PCU) | PCU1 | 43.71 | 13.02 | 43.27 | 4.12 | 1.861 |
| PCU2 | 36.74 | 13.02 | 50.24 | 4.08 | 1.840 | |
| PCU3 | 34.88 | 13.95 | 51.17 | 4.14 | 1.781 | |
| Competitor uncertainty (CU) | CU1 | 15.82 | 9.77 | 74.41 | 5.17 | 1.629 |
| CU2 | 21.40 | 10.23 | 68.37 | 4.82 | 1.846 | |
| CU3 | 21.86 | 8.84 | 69.31 | 4.84 | 1.818 | |
| Government policy uncertainty (GU) | GU1 | 14.88 | 8.37 | 76.74 | 5.40 | 1.745 |
| GU2 | 12.56 | 9.77 | 77.68 | 5.44 | 1.642 | |
| GU3 | 24.18 | 13.95 | 61.85 | 4.84 | 1.792 | |
| Climate uncertainty (CLU) | CLU1 | 10.70 | 4.65 | 84.64 | 5.80 | 1.504 |
| CLU2 | 12.56 | 4.65 | 82.79 | 5.73 | 1.598 | |
| CLU3 | 7.91 | 3.26 | 88.84 | 6.00 | 1.365 | |
| CLU4 | 8.38 | 3.72 | 87.91 | 6.00 | 1.399 |
