Medline Announces AI-Powered Control Tower for Supply Chain Resiliency

Mpower is a platform that integrates predictive analytics and workflow automation into a single dashboard.

May 7, 2026

Key Highlights

Mpower is a cloud-based platform integrating AI, predictive analytics, and workflow automation for healthcare supply chains.
Developed in collaboration with Microsoft and informed by U.S. health system feedback, ensuring practical relevance.
Features include an AI chat agent providing real-time inventory and demand insights, and tools for proactive supply chain management.
Initial adopters experienced significant efficiency gains and improved product fill rates, highlighting its effectiveness.
The platform aims to help healthcare providers navigate global supply chain disruptions more effectively.

Medline has announced Mpower, a “cloud-based, AI-powered digital control tower designed to enhance supply chain resiliency for healthcare providers.” Yahoo! Finance has the news.

Mpower was developed in collaboration with Microsoft and “informed by feedback from U.S. health systems.” The platform integrates “predictive analytics and workflow automation into a single dashboard.” This allows “providers to anticipate potential disruptions, identify at-risk items early, and streamline product substitutions.”

An “integrated AI chat agent that uses Medline’s…manufacturing and distribution data to offer real-time visibility into inventory and demand forecasts” is one of the main features of the platform. The system aims to “help organizations navigate global supply chain volatility more effectively” by “automating approval workflows and providing proactive optimization tools.”

Ten health systems involved with the initial release found a “more than 50% efficiency gain in order substitution workflows. Additionally, organizations utilizing Mpower alongside Medline’s AutoSub program reported a 1-2% increase in unadjusted fill-rates.”