Manufacturing Cost and Mass-Balance

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Model Real-World Cost of Production with Precision

Gain Transparent, Actionable Insights into Mill Operations

In a competitive and cost-sensitive industry, understanding the true cost of production is critical. With FisherSolve’s® Cost-of-Production Modeling, you can model every mill, pulp line, and machine to gain a clear picture of operational efficiency and profitability—before making your next strategic move.

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Understand Mill Operations with Reliable, Real-World Data

FisherSolve’s deep, asset-level database—paired with a robust mass-energy balance engine—delivers unmatched visibility into the actual operating costs of mills around the world.

Get reliable cost insights modeled from real-world data, including:

  • Raw material consumption

  • Energy usage

  • Process inputs and efficiency metrics

  • Asset-level configurations and specifications

Analyze Costs at Every Level of Detail

Our transparent modeling system allows you to break down costs across multiple dimensions:

  • By Production Stage: See how costs accumulate at each phase of the manufacturing process

  • By Organizational Level: View data by machine, line, mill, company, country, region, or globally

  • By Product: Understand costs at the finished product, grade, major grade, and total level

  • By Cost Input Type: Dive into labor, energy, raw materials, and other operational expenses

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Why It Matters

  • Improve Decision-Making: Get clarity on cost drivers before investments, pricing moves, or operational changes

  • Benchmark Performance: Compare operations across sites, competitors, or regions

  • Enhance Profitability: Identify high-cost areas and opportunities for optimization

  • Enable Strategic Planning: Align production strategies with cost realities for long-term success

See It in Action

Request a demo today and discover how FisherSolve’s Cost-of-Production Modeling can deliver the transparency and insights your team needs to lead with confidence.

About ResourceWise Pulp and Paper Services

Founded in 1985, Fisher International provided data-driven insights to the pulp and paper industry. Merging with ResourceWise in 2019 and rebranding in 2022, the company now delivers enhanced solutions through the FisherSolve platform. By leveraging decades of industry expertise, FisherSolve continues to help businesses optimize performance and make informed decisions based on real-time, actionable data.

About ResourceWise

ResourceWise provides data, analytics, and consulting services for a robust range of natural-resource-based commodity industries, including forest products, low-carbon feedstocks and fuels, and chemicals. 

For decades, our legacy brands have focused on one mission: to help our customers make exponentially better decisions by providing them with the most accurate data, analytics, and strategic consulting available in the market. 

The core of our pulp and paper services and solutions. 

FisherSolve provides detailed information on every pulp and paper mill in the world. Access information on assets, production, operations, environmental flows, costs-of-production, carbon footprint, and much more.

Available in 10 different languages, to ensure no matter where you are located, you can take full advantage of the services this platform has to offer.