Tulip for Higher Education

In our course, we teach lean production and highlight the role of digital technologies to students in our department’s management education program for working professionals. We integrate Tulip into our assembly line simulation, displaying step-by-step instructions at each station via tablets. Using barcode scanners and custom-designed “smart trays,” we illustrate how this system can handle order-specific variations and collect data for analysis, such as process mining.

At the LEONARDO learning factory at the University of Calabria, funded by the ERASMUS+ KA220 program, students are using Tulip to creatively develop innovative applications that transform traditional brewing operations into a more efficient, human-centric process. By leveraging Tulip’s no-code platform, students gain hands-on experience with digital transformation, enhancing their understanding of smart factory management. Through the development of these apps, they can monitor real-time production data, ensuring smooth workflows, optimize product quality through digital inspections, and manage inventory to prevent shortages. These applications also allow students to enforce regulatory compliance, providing complete traceability throughout the brewing process, while offering operators intuitive digital work instructions that improve productivity. Additionally, students build solutions to track equipment health, ensuring proactive maintenance for continuous, uninterrupted operations. This holistic approach fosters the core principles of Industry 5.0, empowering students to blend technology and human expertise, preparing them for future roles in industrial engineering and management. Learn more about the project here.