McDonald’s China and Cainiao partner on RFID chips to improve supply chain efficiencies
麦当劳中国与菜鸟合作开发RFID芯片，提高供应链效率
McDonald’s China unit has partnered with Cainiao, Alibaba Group Holding’s logistics business, to improve supply chain efficiency using radio frequency identification (RFID) chips and other technologies.
麦当劳中国分部与阿里巴巴集团控股旗下的物流业务菜鸟合作，利用射频识别（RFID）芯片和其他技术提高供应链效率。
Under a deal signed on Thursday, McDonald’s China will deploy Cainiao’s RFID technology in its supply chain with built-in tags on food packages, allowing the company to track products from factories to restaurants, according to a statement by the Hangzhou-based logistics firm.
根据周四签署的一项协议，麦当劳中国将在其供应链中部署菜鸟的RFID技术，并在食品包装上内置标签，使该公司能够跟踪从工厂到餐馆的产品。
A trial project of the RFID technology helped reduce the time needed for stocktaking each day from 1 hour to 15 minutes for restaurants while improving the accuracy of inventory data by 30 per cent, according to the statement.
根据声明，RFID技术的试验项目有助于将餐馆每天盘点所需的时间从1小时减少到15分钟，同时将库存数据的准确性提高了30%。
