Research Article

Sustainable Deforestation Evaluation Model and System Dynamics Analysis

Table 5

Costs and various labor comparisons of light-duty cableway and road-skidding methods/(yuan).

Skidding methodsCutting area codeWorking quantity
ready
Ready costSkidding quantity
for ready
Skidding costTotal working quantityFuel costEquipment
depreciation cost
Day efficiency
(m3/man)
Year efficiency
(m3/man)
Unit costCableway skidding savings rate

Road-skidding 122-1-3158.0016.261161.20119.471319.27.715.000.74185.74148.44 29.50%
Cableway-skidding122-1-3120.0012.35 747.10 76.86 867.19.965.481.12281.12104.65

In addition to the total working quantity, the data are calculated by per m3 volume. “Working quantity ready” includes skidding road and setting up camps and cableways stages.