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ARRISTAL

Modes

Ways to work with Arristal.

Choose a diagnostic scope or speak to us directly about Advisory. A prior Diagnostic or Deep Dive may provide useful evidence, but neither is required for Advisory.

Start with the decision

Choose the scope that matches the decision.

For reference

A consultant diagnostic covering the same ground typically starts around €15,000 to €40,000 and takes four to six weeks. The Paid Diagnostic delivers a structured financial view in days, for €2,000. The point of the comparison is the method, not the discount: the same analysis, framed for a CFO, without the engagement.

Mode A

Quick Diagnostic

€250

A fast read on where the supply chain stands, for founders, advisors, and finance teams.

A 20-question assessment, scored across the five drivers, with an overall Arristal Score and a maturity band. Most respondents complete it in about fifteen minutes.

No financial translation and no recommendations. The point is to find out whether there is a problem worth looking at.

What you get

  • 20-question BARS assessment
  • Score across the five drivers and a maturity band
  • Directional signal on where the gap sits
  • Released after the applicable review controls
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Mode B

Paid Diagnostic

€2,000

The single-respondent diagnostic with evidence-tiered financial treatment. The work most clients start with.

The paid diagnostic connects a qualified operating signal to company evidence. When the required entity inputs support a visible calculation, the report shows an evidenced exposure range. Otherwise it states what is confirmed, what remains context, and which exact input finance should provide next.

Includes the one insight from your specific score combination you are least likely to have named, and four recommendations that say what to do, not just what to look at.

Delivered as a report with a companion evidence workbook. A complete paid report may contain no euro range.

What you get

  • Single respondent plus company evidence inputs
  • Evidence state and visible derivation where the rule passes
  • Decision-relevant insight from your score combination
  • Four executable recommendations

New in this tier Evidence-tiered financial treatment and executable recommendations

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Mode C

Premium Diagnostic

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Three or more respondents inside the company, so the diagnosis catches where functions disagree.

The assessment completed by three or more respondents across operations, finance, and an adjacent function. The gap between their answers is usually the most useful finding.

Adds an Aligned or Role-view variance finding and a role-by-role view of the differences. It uses the same financial evidence rule as Mode B.

Delivered as a multi-respondent report.

What you get

  • Three or more internal respondents
  • Alignment gap analysis
  • Aligned or Role-view variance finding
  • Role-by-role view of the variance

New in this tier Multiple respondents and the alignment gap between them

Talk to us about Premium

Mode C+

External Validation

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The internal diagnostic plus an independent assessor, for PE and due diligence.

The internal team plus an external assessor. The work measures the overconfidence gap, tests the evidence, and produces a validation a board can quote.

Written to be read by a chair or a non-executive director, not only an operating team.

Independent positioning, ready for PE and M&A.

What you get

  • Internal team plus an external assessor
  • Overconfidence bias detection
  • Board-ready validation
  • Ready for PE and M&A

New in this tier Independent validation and overconfidence bias detection

Talk to us about validation

Mode D

Advisory programme

Contact us

Human-led work for broader, ambiguous, or client-specific supply chain problems.

Advisory can be purchased directly. A Diagnostic or Deep Dive may provide useful evidence and context, but neither is required.

The work is run with your team: working sessions on the priority gaps, a governance design for how decisions get made and reviewed, and a decision cadence for the quarter ahead.

Scoped to the situation. Length and pricing are agreed before any work begins.

What you get

  • Directly purchasable advisory scope
  • Can use Diagnostic or Deep Dive evidence when available
  • Sequenced action roadmap
  • Governance and decision-cadence design

New in this tier A human-led plan and the governance to hold it

Talk to us about advisory

What the output looks like

Lines lifted from real reports, anonymised.

  • Mode A

    Overall: 52, Functional. Lowest driver: Planning & Coordination (43). The pattern points to a forecast that is rarely revised between monthly cycles.

  • Mode B

    Planning evidence confirms repeated intervention, but finance has not supplied the annual expedite spend. The report states the missing input instead of attaching an amount.

  • Mode C

    Three respondents agreed on Cost (61) and diverged sharply on Planning (CFO 38, Head of Ops 64). The gap is the diagnosis: planning works for operations and does not reach the P&L.

  • Mode C+

    Cross-checked against three-year filings: working capital intensity has risen 1.8 points while peers fell 0.6. The diagnostic supports the board's instinct that planning maturity is the binding constraint.

  • Mode D

    Priority for the next two quarters: planning governance. The roadmap puts a monthly forecast review ahead of the network work, because the planning gap is the constraint the rest depend on.

Side by side

What changes between the modes.

Quick Diagnostic

Drivers covered
5
Respondents
1
Financial evidence
—
Alignment intelligence
—
Industry context
—
External validation
—
Read-out session
—
Deliverable
1-page summary

Paid Diagnostic

Drivers covered
5
Respondents
1
Financial evidence
Qualified findings
Alignment intelligence
—
Industry context
Context only
External validation
—
Read-out session
—
Deliverable
5-section report

Premium Diagnostic

Drivers covered
5
Respondents
3+
Financial evidence
Qualified findings
Alignment intelligence
Yes
Industry context
Context only
External validation
—
Read-out session
Read-out
Deliverable
Multi-respondent report

External Validation

Drivers covered
5
Respondents
Internal + external
Financial evidence
Qualified findings
Alignment intelligence
Yes
Industry context
Context + filings
External validation
Yes
Read-out session
Board read-out
Deliverable
Board-ready validation

Advisory programme

Drivers covered
As scoped
Respondents
As scoped
Financial evidence
As scoped
Alignment intelligence
When relevant
Industry context
When relevant
External validation
Optional
Read-out session
Working sessions
Deliverable
Action roadmap

Peer comparison is not sold today. Public and sector sources may provide context, but they do not create a company amount. Premium, External Validation, and the Advisory programme are scoped engagements. Advisory can be purchased directly; a Diagnostic or Deep Dive can provide useful evidence when one has already run. Pricing depends on scope and is agreed before any work begins.