Case Study: Medline Industries achieves enterprise-wide self-service analytics and a tighter supply chain with Information Builders

Medline Extends Self-Service Analytics Throughout the Enterprise

Medline, a global, family-owned manufacturer and distributor of medical and surgical products with 40+ distribution centers and more than 350,000 SKUs, needed a self‑service analytics environment to give frontline workers and executives an accurate, real‑time view of inventory, plant capacity, labor and finance across its complex supply chain.

Medline deployed Information Builders’ WebFOCUS platform (with ReportCaster and InfoAssist+) to create domain‑specific dashboards and interactive InfoApps for payroll, timekeeping, warehouse and labor management. The self‑service tools (used by 400+ operations users and supporting 2,000+ hourly operators in an Incentive Pay Program) reduced overtime, smoothed scheduling, boosted transportation efficiencies, and cut freight costs—including an anticipated 5% reduction in put‑away travel time and a conservative 0.5% savings in freight expense—while enabling faster, data‑driven decisions across the enterprise.

Medline Industries

Joe Schantz

Senior Operations Analyst