Sunland Logistics Solutions is a 3PL partner leveraging leading technologies and lean principles to help shippers and manufacturers improve performance, innovate, and drive value in their supply chains. Specializing in supporting companies in the chemical, industrial, automotive, beverage, and retail industries, Sunland is positioned to become a flexible extension of their customers’ teams providing a wide range of logistics services:
- Warehousing management & design
- Fulfillment & distribution
- Inventory management
- Chemical & hazmat storage
- Inbound to plant & shuttle support
- Port logistics
- Kitting & repackaging
- Value-added services
- Supply chain visibility
Origin & Growth Journey
Originally founded with an entrepreneurial spirit by Sam Cole in Greenville, SC in 1982, Sunland established itself as a successful local public warehouse provider in the Upstate of South Carolina. After learning the business through his experience as Sunland’s Head of Sales, Arch Thomason purchased the company in 2008 and became CEO with a new vision and an unwavering commitment to lead Sunland in becoming a great 3PL company. His first steps were focusing on quality and establishing service expertise. Then in 2013 he began assembling a diverse leadership team with the experience, expertise, and the heart to scale the company while adhering to its core values.
The Sunland team continues to expand its network of dedicated and multi-client warehouses in the Southeast and across the U.S. Attracting top industry talent with its unique company culture, focusing on continuous improvement, and strategically leveraging advanced technologies drives Sunland’s growth and ability to become a trusted supply chain partner to industry-leading companies.
Positioned as an Innovative 3PL Partner with The Sunland Management System
There continues to be many exciting technological innovations in the supply chain industry that Sunland’s team evaluates and implements from leveraging drones for cycle counting inventory to dynamic control towers systems with predictive analytics to provide better business insights. Using the Plan, Do, Check, Adjust (PDCA) methodology throughout the process, Sunland approaches innovation collaboratively and in alignment with their customers’ needs and priorities.
As an innovative and growing service provider it is critical to be nimble and to have a system for consistently delivering value to customers. In 2018 Sunland’s leadership team developed “The Sunland Management System” (SMS) – a cyclical structure that the 3PL operates under to consistently create value for customers and the organization.
The Sunland Management System is the business operating system of Sunland Logistics Solutions. It is comprised of 5 components:
- High-Performance Teams
- Process Leadership
- Advance Technology & Innovation
- Quantified Value to Customers
- Financial Performance
SMS is an intentionally designed, consistent set of business practices that optimize business operations in alignment with the organizations’ Vision, Purpose, Core Values and growth strategy. The first three components are inputs, and it begins with a High Performance Team. Once the right people are in place, Process leadership drives reliable, consistent performance, and a culture of continuous improvement. With the right people and processes in place, Advanced Technology and Innovation can be leveraged to drive supply chain visibility and innovation. The remaining two components are outputs. Quantified Value for Customers equates to sustained performance, value, and relationships with a strong foundation of trust. Financial Performance enables investments back into the operations and organization leading to sustainable growth.
The Sunland Management System serves as the basis for successfully developing solutions and managing the ongoing relationships for each customer account.
As supply chain complexity and volatility remain, companies need innovative solutions and collaborative partnerships to become more resilient and agile. Sunland serves as a strategic supply chain partner to industry-leading companies and is passionate about fulfilling its purpose of helping customers to do what they do better.
