Dell has planned to open a second major China operations centre next year in Chengdu with manufacturing, sales and services to support the Western-China development strategy.

Dell said that it is developing its manufacturing and customer support centre in the West Chengdu High-Tech Park, which is expected to be operational in 2011.

The new Chengdu operation adds to the company’s presence in China, which includes two computer manufacturing plants and an enterprise command centre in Xiamen; a product-design/engineering center in Shanghai; and an international service centre in Dalian.

The company also plans to open an additional office at its flagship centre in Xiamen and hire up to 500 team members later this year to support its projected growth needs in North Asia and globally.