The final alternate harvest systems analysis is a comparison between different types of harvest systems, usually including long-span cable yarding, short-span cable yarding, and helicopter yarding. The costs of each type of harvest system are weighed against the benefits, with a final recommendation being the output. Inputs include monetary cost, environmental impact, and road density to name a few. A new software tool, Network 2000, may be useful in conducting these comparisons. By assigning nodes to landings and a central stump location, links can be attributed with costs based on the type of harvest system being used. Network 2000 can then choose the least cost solution. Testing must be conducted to determine if this is feasible.

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