Lincoln International, an M&A firm, uses the following breakdown (annual sales, USD):

Large (Tier 1)
Greater than $3 billion

Mid (Tier 2)
$300 million to $3 billion

Small (Tier 3)
$150 million to $300 million

Micro (Tier 4)
Below $150 million

Their EMS DealReader and EMS Stock Index publications (free) may be of interest to you:
http://www.lincolninternational.com/en/industries/electronics.html


-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Croslin, Robert
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 5:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] Contract Manufacturer Tier Ratings

Dear 'Netters,

Part of my group and I have been moved into our newly created Global
Sourcing organization and I'm being asked for some information
concerning our present, highly successful, contract manufacturing
strategies.  How would the various tier rankings by annual dollar amount
be defined today>

I have Tier 1 as $1B and up

Tier 2 as $250M to $1B

Tier 3 as up to $250M

What about the smaller guys, how do they qualify them?

Thanks in advance,

Bob Croslin
The Nielsen Company




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