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| Dell to close US plant, axe 900 jobs |
| AFP/ PTI / New York Oct 08, 2009, 09:25 IST |
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US computer giant Dell announced that it was closing a desktop computer manufacturing plant in the United States next year and laying off some 900 workers.
Dell said it expected the closure of the plant in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to be completed in January 2010.
The company said "approximately 905 employees" would be affected and about 600 would be released next month.
"This is a difficult decision, especially for our North Carolina colleagues, but a necessary one for Dell customers and our company," said Frank Miller, vice president of Dell's public business unit supply chain.
In a statement, Dell said the move was "part of an ongoing initiative to enhance the long-term value it delivers to customers by simplifying operations and improving efficiency."
Earlier this year, Dell shifted its Ireland-based manufacturing operation to Poland.
Dell's net profits have been on the decline recently and it has announced plans to trim $4 billion in costs by the end of fiscal 2011.
The Texas-based company is the number two personal computer maker worldwide after Hewlett-Packard and lost its top spot in the US market to HP in the first quarter of the year.
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