Anticipating that it could spend $100 billion in China over the next 10
years, Dell means to open a second big manufacturing, sales and support
center there next year in the city of Chengdu to support the growth in trade
and commerce that's happening in western China with government encouragement.
It says the place could grow to employ 3,000 people on top the 6,000 it's
already got in China.
It also plans to open an additional office at its main manufacturing and
command center in Xiamen and hire maybe another 500 people there to support
its projected needs in North Asia and globally.
Dell's revenues out of China are now second only to what it derives from the
U.S., up 52% last quarter. According to IDC Dell is the No. 2 computer
supplier in China with a 9% share. Demand for systems in western China is
projected to grow at a 21% a year through 2014.
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BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/26/08 -- The annual Supply Chain Management
(SCM) Summit will be hosted by Aberdeen, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS),
in partnership with Manufacturing Business Technology and Supply & Demand
Chain Executive on April 2-3, 2008 at the Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center
in Boston, MA.
The theme of the 2008 SCM Summit is Transformation. Summit participants will
hear from industry thought leaders who will discuss the 4 key drivers of
supply chain transformation and share how their companies are implementing
processes and technologies to address:
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TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of San Francisco (USF)
set the standard for online supply chain training when it introduced its
three-course Master Certificate in Supply Chain Management program. Today,
USF is again making history with the launch of its eight-week advanced
specialized certificate courses in Green Supply Chain Management and Lean
Supply Chain Management - 100% online.
While the master certificate program provides an essential big-picture
overview of the supply chain, USF's specialized green and Lean supply chain
training helps professiona... (more)