Friday, January 9, 2009

Dell will shift some production to Poland, lay off 1,900 in Ireland

Dell Inc. will cut about 1,900 of 3,000 jobs at its manufacturing plant in Limerick, Ireland.

Round Rock-based Dell plans to move production of computer systems for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa from Limerick to its Polish factory and third-party manufacturers during the coming year, company officials said.

The job cuts, which will be completed in a phases starting in April, are part of Dell's $3 billion cost-reduction strategy. The company plans to simplify operations and improve productivity while reducing costs with the strategy, officials said.

 

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