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InternetNews March 20, 2008	Dell Taps China For Components Amid U.S. Slowdown Dell plans to buy $23 billion of components from China this year and $29 billion in 2009, helping it reduce costs while the company's main market, the United States, is facing recession.
Knowledge@Wharton March 12, 2003	The Dell Model: How Well Will It Travel? Flawless execution of the well-known `Dell model' has a lot to do with Dell's success, Wharton professors say. But the model is now being tested in new ways, as the $35 billion company jumps into new markets -- both geographically and product-wise.
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The Motley Fool January 5, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Dell's Scary Efficiency Even when companies get huge, they can keep growing quickly. As you evaluate various companies as possible investments for your portfolio, ask yourself how driven they are to keep improving.
BusinessWeek November 3, 2003 Andrew Park	What You Don't Know About Dell A look at the management secrets of the best-run company in technology.
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The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Dan Bloom	Is Dell Still Doing Swell? Dell's financials are flashing some warning signs. Those investors who had the foresight (or luck) to invest in the early '90s and hang on have been richly rewarded. But even great companies sometimes stumble. Is that in the cards for Dell?
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The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Tim Beyers	Dell's Little Hire Dell 2.0, as Michael Dell calls it, could be a great company. But only if radical, margin-boosting changes are made. Fine-tuning operations, as good as that sounds, isn't enough. Investors, take note.
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InternetNews February 14, 2007 David Needle	Dell Hires New Global Ops Head Dell has hired the CEO of Solectron to the newly created position of president of its global operations.
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BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Black & Ray	The Downside of Just-in-Time Inventory U.S. companies have learned to boost profits with tight inventories. Now, with 130 plants closed in Japan, they're learning the risks.
BusinessWeek September 4, 2006 Jack Ewing	Dell And Deutschland: Perfect Together In Germany, troubled computer maker Dell is doing better than ever.
InternetNews April 3, 2008	Dell to Cut More Jobs in Cost-Cutting 'Mission' Dell Inc plans to cut more jobs than the 8,800 it had targeted as it seeks to reduce expenses by at least $3 billion annually by 2011, Chief Executive Michael Dell said on Thursday.
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