Nanjing is among a new batch of cities in which deliveries of online orders can be achieved in record time, only 9 hours at the minimum, from today, thanks to a tie up between two of the country’s biggest e-commerce and delivery specialists.
得益于中国最大的两家电子商务和配送专家之间的合作，从今天起，南京成为一批新一批可以实现创纪录的在线订单配送速度的城市之一，最短仅需 9 小时。
The announcement came earlier today, 5 September, that Tmall and Cainiao had launched their half-day delivery in six more cities; Changsha, Jinhua, Nanchang, Nanjing, Tianjin and Wuhan. That brings the number of cities offering the speedy deliveries nationwide to 14, with more in the works.
今天（9 月 5 日）早些时候，天猫和菜鸟宣布在另外 6 个城市推出半日达服务；长沙、金华、南昌、南京、天津、武汉。这使得全国范围内提供快速送货服务的城市数量达到 14 个，并且更多城市正在建设中。
The “1212” half-day delivery model created by Tmall and Cainiao sets midday and midnight as order-payment deadlines, guaranteeing delivery before 21:00 the same day and before 12:00 of the next day, respectively.
天猫和菜鸟打造的“1212”半日达模式，以中午和午夜为订单支付期限，分别保证当天21:00前和次日12:00前送达。
Nanjingers have been quick to take advantage of the brand new initiative. A Ms. Fang, who works in Yuhuatai District, Nanjing, was quoted by Sina Finance as saying, “I placed an order on Tmall this morning for a snack recommended by a colleague. Not long after I finished lunch, it arrived”.
南京人很快就利用了这一全新举措。新浪财经援引在南京雨花台区工作的方女士的话说，“今天早上我在天猫下单，买了同事推荐的零食，吃完午饭没多久就到了。”
Ying Xinda, who is in charge of Tmall’s half-day delivery project, said, “In the eight cities that have [previously] achieved half-day delivery, Tmall’s user satisfaction has hit a record high”.
天猫半日达项目负责人应新达表示，“在已经实现半日达的8个城市中，天猫的用户满意度创历史新高”。
It is reported that in cities with half-day delivery, after consumers open Taobao on their mobile phones to then enter Tmall, applicable product-details pages shall display an eye-catching, green half-day delivery logo.
据悉，在实行半日达的城市，消费者在手机上打开淘宝进入天猫后，适用的商品详情页面应显示醒目的绿色半日达标识。
There too the promised delivery time will be displayed, along with a service guarantee of compensation in the event of late arrival.
那里也会显示承诺的交货时间，以及延迟到达时补偿的服务保证。
Behind the increased speed of half-day delivery is Cainiao’s flexible supply-chain model integrating the vertical-warehouse concept and distribution. In the 56-hectare Wuhan Cainiao Park, for example, flexible Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV) are responsible for both receiving and shipping goods.
半日达速度提升的背后，是菜鸟垂直仓理念与配送相结合的柔性供应链模式。例如，在占地 56 公顷的武汉菜鸟园区，灵活的自动导引车 (AGV) 负责接收和运输货物。
With the warehouse only used for storage, such a solution allows for a higher utilisation of warehouse working space that can also be applied flexibly to both 2B and 2C integrated businesses.
由于仓库仅用于存储，这样的解决方案可以提高仓库工作空间的利用率，也可以灵活应用于2B和2C综合业务。
