Why next-gen? Why now?
Monolithic MES Solutions were built to last, but they fail to keep up with the fast-paced, complex market demands and disruptions of today. Here's the complaints we hear about MES:
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Awful user experiences
Frontline operators are expecting intuitive, easy-to-use interfaces. Legacy tools lack augmentation and automatic data capture.
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Rigid and slow
Modern facelifts might bring pretty UIs and capability checkmarks, but the underlying 30-year-old monolithic code is still clunky and limiting.
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Implementation headaches
With all-or-nothing MES approach, the value is delayed years. Reliance on vendors means small updates take months.
Connect composable apps to power operations
Tulip allows you implement frontline workflow apps to guide operators and standardize capture data, leverage shared data structures to store data, and analytics to view performance. Download apps from the Tulip Library and configure them to your operations.
The lifecycle of a next-gen MES with Tulip
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Low-risk implementation
Deploy Tulip gradually in layers to address the most pressing challenges first - without having to rip and replace existing systems.
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Centralized real-time data
Gain insights by collecting and analyzing data for people, devices, and machines. Build real-time dashboards.
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Democratization
Enable those with the most production knowledge to collect operator feedback and continuously make improvements. Tulip's no-code app editing and fit-for-purpose governance allows engineers to quickly iterate safely.
Tulip's Next-Gen MES can do much more than a traditional MES:
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Digital work instructions
Error-proof tasks with a single, intuitive workflow leveraging dynamic work instructions, connections to external systems, edge connectivity, and cameras.
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Production visibility & alerts
Visualize everything going on in your operations, in your facility, and across your global operations. Trigger and manage alerts.
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Order & material tracking
Track information for jobs, work orders, BOMs. Scheduling orders and optimizing flow. Manage goods receipt, warehousing, and final dispatch.
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Genealogy and traceability
Record detailed information at every step throughout production. Create electronic history records for products and batches.
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Quality management
Execute against the quality management systems. Track and mitigate deviations and exceptions.
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Machine monitoring and management
Connect to networked and stranded machines to monitor statuses and track KPIs. Assign and track regular and unplanned maintenance.
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Operator training
Whether you’re training a new employee or introducing a new process, product, or tool, build a firm foundation for your team with intuitive and effective training apps.
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Compliance audits
Improve your compliance processes with apps that standardize audit procedures, track progress, and promote accountability.
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Lean manufacturing
Digitize your lean manufacturing practices, collect and analyze data in real-time, and remove communication barriers.
How Companies Use Tulip
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Piaggio Fast Forward rolls out production
See how the team at PFF is developing the processes and systems they need to deliver quality robots to meet increasing demands from consumers.
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DMG Mori with Microsoft transforms operations
Hear how DMG Mori is enabling creativity and innovation while removing silos across the value chain to transform their operations.
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Medical device manufacturer sets up MES while introducing a new product
Read how a GxP-regulated company implemented a next-gen MES at a fraction of the cost at a greenfield assembly facility.
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Tulip Named a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Manufacturing Execution Systems
Learn more about Gartner's view of the MES market including the shift towards composable, frontline-driven approaches to MES and operational problem-solving.
Our Customers Love Tulip
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With the Tulip Library, allow those that understand the process best to get to a valuable solution in a fraction of the time and add to it over time. Access industry best practice apps built by subject matter experts with decades of MES experience.
Tulip provides manufacturing solution frameworks via the Tulip Library, but you have the flexibility to configure it to YOUR processes without needing external help or coding expertise.
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The apps and app suites in Tulip are composable and use the same common data structure, meaning that they can be snapped together to build a larger solution.
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With granular permissions and workspaces, central teams can control 3rd-party integration, data structures and formatting, and more while giving local teams the autonomy they need.
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Tulip is trusted by top companies across the world including top pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers. GxP is a top area of focus for Tulip. Tulip is FDA 21 CFR Part 11 / EU GMP Annex 11 compliant, releases GxP features regularly, and uses an ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS. Learn more ⭢
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View the 25+ reviews of Tulip as an MES platform on the Gartner Peer Insights site.
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