Jul 21, 2022|
Six Things JD.com Has Done That Make Jiangsu’s Agriculture Smarter
by Vivian Yang
JD Technology (JDT) was awarded Jiangsu province’s “Champion Company for Smart Agriculture 2022” at the Jiangsu Digital Village Development Conference on July 6th. Under a comprehensive partnership, JD.com has made big strides in the past year in six main areas to support the rural revitalization of the coastal province of China:
First, making Suqian’s hairy crabs a new signature product of Jiangsu. Through collaboration with the agriculture and rural bureau of Suqian, a city of Jiangsu province, JD supported local farmers on large-scale cooperative production, standardized breeding and quality control systems and omni-channel marketing that helped Internet traffic grow to millions for stores selling the products. As a result, sales of Suqian hairy crabs in 2021 increased 173 times, and during the first ten minutes of this year’s JD618 Grand Promotion, sales of the crabs rose 1150 percent year on year.
Second, promoting sales of local specialty peaches. From scientific farm management, standardized fruits sorting, fresh delivery process to marketing channels, JD has leveraged its know-how in e-commerce and technologies to deeply participate in the digital upgrading of the production and sales of the peaches from Yangshan town under Wuxi city of Jiangsu. Moreover, a JD warehouse was built on site to enhance delivery efficiency across the country. According to Yangshan peach association’s sales data, in 2021, 65 percent of local peach yield was sold through JD.com, making the platform the largest sales channel, and the percentage is expected to reach 73 percent in 2022.
Third, co-creating national demonstration projects on promoting e-commerce in villages in Rudong and Siyang counties. Based on JD Cloud’s technologies, a network of e-commerce public service centers and stations have been built in the two counties which offer a variety of e-commerce services including skill training for individual farmers and companies, brand promotion support, produce tracing systems, and more.
Fourth, giving birth to the new e-commerce produce brand “Jiu Si Xian”. In Chinese, the brand’s pronunciation sounds similar to “fresh indeed” and indicates its origin of Siyang county. Thanks to the e-commerce public service center created by JDT in Siyang as well as JD Logistics’ last-mile delivery services, the brand is able to provide fresh local agricultural products to nationwide customers quickly via e-commerce.
Fifth, the founding of JD’s first demonstration park for agricultural technologies. Situated in Suyu district of Suqian city and covering an area of about 500,000 km², the demonstration park is equipped with three smart systems including the greenhouse environment monitoring, linkage control and the big data center; and contains six functional areas including smart agricultural production, high-tech seedling breeding, processing logistics and delivery, IoT demonstration, science and innovation training center, and sightseeing and leisure fruit-picking. It is estimated that the park will support more than 30 cooperatives and family farms in the vicinity, driving up the production of fruits and vegetables from over 333,000 km², thus the income growth of the households.
Sixth, offering e-commerce training courses to cultivate the new generation of farmers. By leveraging JD’s training resources from JD E-Commerce Industry College in the areas of cross-border e-commerce, new media operation, livestreaming, big data marketing and more， Jiangsu College of Finance & Accounting offered e-commerce training to more than 3,000 students in the past year and the courses will continue to expand in hopes of fostering more talents that can use modern e-commerce skills to promote agricultural development of their hometowns.
Wang Zhengming, vice president of JDT’s intelligent cities business group, pointed out that the company’s technological solution for villages will focus on the building of an intelligent operating system, a new type of infrastructure based on which JDT will continue to develop solutions for the upgrading of the agricultural industry, the modernization of village governance and supporting digitally smart lives for the farmers.
Apr 18, 2024|
JD.com Awarded 2024 INFORMS Prize for Excellence in Operations Research and Analytics
JD.com is honored to announce that it has been awarded the 2024 INFORMS Prize. This recognition makes JD.com the first Asia-based enterprise to receive the award, highlighting its pioneering use of advanced analytics and operations research/management sciences (OR/MS) within its business operations.
The INFORMS Prize is awarded an organization that has repeatedly applied the principles of advanced analytics and OR/MS in pioneering, varied, novel, and lasting ways. Previous recipients include Walmart, Wayfair, Amazon, UPS, Booz Allen Hamilton, BNSF Railway, Walt Disney Company, U.S. Air Force, General Motors, Intel, HP, IBM, Ford, Procter & Gamble and GE Research.
Speaking on behalf of the selection committee, Mehmet Gumus, 2024 INFORMS Prize committee chair, remarked: “JD.com is showcasing data science as a source of business success and a necessary element to achieve customer satisfaction with continuous and dedicated practice. JD.com is truly deserving of this prestigious prize, and the entire O.R. and analytics community joins INFORMS in thanking them for their priceless contributions to the field and the business world.”
JD.com’s commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and customer service through OR/MS has been integral to its success. The company has developed an independently managed intelligent supply chain system that utilizes cutting-edge operations research algorithms to optimize warehouse management and logistics operations. This includes the operation of hundreds of intelligent warehouses and dozens of “Asia No. 1” intelligent logistics parks.
“We are honored to accept the INFORMS Prize and will continue to be steadfast in our dedication to leveraging the transformative potential of operations research,” said Sandy Xu, CEO of JD.com. “Our company’s supply chain not only aims to lead the industry, but also enhance the efficiency and well-being of our entire ecosystem.”
By the end of the fourth quarter of 2023, JD’s supply chain infrastructure assets had grown to RMB 153.8 billion, an increase of 16% year-on-year. Managing over 10 million self-operated SKUs, JD has achieved a global leading average inventory turnover of 30.3 days. This operational prowess enables JD to fulfill 95% of retail orders within 24 hours, significantly enhancing customer satisfaction and setting new standards in the industry.
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JD Super’s Ninth Annual “Baby Party” Campaign: Supporting Families with Newborns
JD Super, JD.com’s omni-channel supermarket division, successfully concluded its ninth annual “Baby Party” campaign, which ran from April 1st to 14th. Collaborating with leading brands from home and abroad, the campaign introduced new products and services designed to improve the shopping experience and reduce expenses for families with newborns.
Pioneering services included the “Fresh Milk Powder Express,” guaranteeing delivery of farm-to-consumer baby formula within 28 days, and the “Free Diaper Offers for Newborns” initiative, set to distribute one million diaper packs annually. Moreover, the “Life’s First Bottle” project significantly reduces the costs of high-quality milk bottles by offering them exclusively online at a 50% discount.
JD Super’s specialized after-sales services extend to over 90% of the company’s self-operated products, offering services such as free returns or exchanges. Another highlight was the introduction of the Chun Rui milk formula, developed in partnership with Feihe, a leader in infant milk production. This collaboration ensures top-quality products at better value for families.
Additionally, JD Super launched an online portal dedicated to public welfare activities, which promotes cost-saving measures, shares knowledge on baby care, and supports charity initiatives.
As part of its commitment to philanthropy, JD Super donated essential baby supplies valued at over one million yuan to 1,000 families in the economically disadvantaged Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, supporting local parents in this region.
The 2024 Report on Cost of Childbearing and Childrearing in China shed light on the challenges faced by parents, including limited free time and growing anxiety over rising costs and product safety. JD Super aims to mitigate some of these concerns by providing support to families nationwide.
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