RE-ORG CHART
Western Digital Thailand plant: acquisition helped shave production costs (photo, right)
Started: June 2001
Moves: cut 3,400 jobs, closed five facilities
Results: Saving $70 million in yearly operating costs, expects $125 million gain in yearly operating profit this year, $160 million next year
Unresolved issues: More closures due, customer acceptance of new services
Started: June 2001
Moves: cut 700 jobs, closed facilities, replaced
chief executive, managers
Results: Pro forma earnings near break even
Unresolved issues: finding permanent chief executive
Started: March 2001
Moves: cut 1,700 jobs, sold off plants, businesses
Results: $136 million reduction in yearly operating expenses
Unresolved issues: Mindspeed spinoff, profitability
Started: March 2002
Moves: cut 470 jobs, closed four plants, moved jobs to OC
Results: saved $3.6 million in annual operating expenses, capacity improved
Unresolved issues: Finish layoffs
Started: March 2001
Moves: cut 300 jobs
Results: $2.4 million cut from yearly operating expenses
Unresolved issues: Rebranding effort, payoff from increased R & D; spending
Started: January 2000
Moves: Closed Minnesota plant, acquired Thailand plant, cut 500 jobs, shed businesses
Results: Profitable, landed disk drives in new markets
Unresolved issues: Return to business drives market
