Strategic decisions for the short, medium and long term are of paramount importance for a company. The multisectoral experience SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. enables us to support our clients in the following areas:

• Identifying the company vision
• Selection and evaluation of product-market mix alternatives
• Competitive strategy assessment and expectation appraisal
• Efficiency in company management, by means of appropriate strategic action planning and reorganization (2 – 4 – 8 years)
• Assistance in change management and know-how protection

SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. offers its customers assistance and advice over detailed company or divisional structure in order to identify strengths and weaknesses, and to evaluate the overall organizational structure.

SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. offers advice to companies according to their status and goals, after an in-depth analytical evaluation. Referring to the results of the evaluation and to the customer’s medium-long term goals, advice might include:

• A reorganization and/or cost reduction plan to be developed for either a company facing a difficult period, or company whose aim is to increase efficiency and consequently performance, or eliminate structural inefficiencies
• An action plan for restructuring, to be proposed where the company is facing a reversible financial situation
• Turnaround action to be advised where the company is determined to be facing an irreversible financial situation

The consultants at SODIET EUROPA S.r.l.help customers achieve optimum results, by improving the quality of the company’s management controls and by facilitating the alignment of all company functions with management objectives.
The best tools to achieve these goals are budget management, appropriate periodic reporting, and sound industrial accounting. Together with other information systems, they can provide a complete and reliable overview of company performance.

The advice of SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. enables companies to:

• Rework, analyze and compare company accounts, with emphasis on correct interpretation of financial indicators and cash flow, both with respect to past performance and benchmarking with competitors
• Develop company and divisional budgets, checking for consistency and sustainability of the strategic plan with available resources
• Budget plan, develop cash flows, and check compatibility between sources and uses
• Create appropriate reporting procedures, based on the company’s goals regarding cost efficiency, asset control and financial performance, and ensuring appropriate data feed systems and periodic analysis
• Issue a financial review, also for strategic planning purposes
• Determine break-even point and other performance measures

In the field of planning, SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. aims to link objectives and strategies, by allowing the company to implement, in relation to its size, reliable methodologies, such as:

• business plan development
• issuing of medium-long term account forecasts
• evaluation of the economic and financial impact of strategic alternative decisions related to production flexibility and adherence to market changes

The consultants at SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. can assist you in improving your company’s market strategy by:

• Focusing the company mission, and highlighting the competitive opportunities both inside and outside the company and evaluating their potential
• Identifying respective market opportunities, the company’s marketing position, and analysing the competition and the product mix
• Shaping the product mix and screening the most effective solutions for innovation and improvement
• Reviewing the amount of contribution margins and evaluating, also by benchmarking, their impact on the internal cost effectiveness compared to competition
• Testing the distribution strategy, channels, coverage and, where requested, reorganizing the sales network and management of retailers
• Choosing an appropriate means to promote products

At the end of the collaboration period with SODIET EUROPA S.r.l., achieved results will be reviewed in relation to original goals.

SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. can offer advice and support concerning the exchange of shares, acquisitions, mergers, divestments of companies or branches, management buy-out, LBO, etc., including a detailed evaluation and analysis of the target company in terms of:

• Financial factors, assets, tax outlook, administrative issues, etc.
• Contractual facts and guarantees related to transactions
• Negotiations and related issues which can influence the value or the cost of the company

In this field SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. offer the services of:

• Development of new organizational charts, process workflow analysis, issuing of procedures and layouts
• An evaluation of current information systems with respect to the accuracy and timeliness of information needed. The evaluation will enable us to advise on improvement or replacement in case of obsoleteness, or assist with the introduction of new administration packages
• Process and role analysis, mission identification statements for key functions

The consultants at SODIET EUROPA S.r.l. can help their customers with:

• Fiscal assistance and organization of administration-accounting
• Development of an integrated information system of the accounting plan by cost centre and earnings centre, by job, with respect to company features and information needs
• Monitoring and evaluation to improve the organizational efficiency by means of accounting, financial and administrative verifications on a periodic basis