My main use case for Tulip is creating applications for the pharma industry, which falls under GMP requirements, and this is the purpose of using Tulip in my current role.
Currently, I am using Tulip to create an application that involves different workflows and data insertion with associated alerts for different executions. It has been used mainly for application purposes across different parts of the industry, where we create smaller applications to serve our business case.
In terms of how my team uniquely uses Tulip, I have been using it in my role as a developer to create different steps and screens to capture different units and input from users while following GMP guidelines. We have been using it to store data into different Tulip tables as well as barcode scanner devices with optical input sections.
In my experience with Tulip, its best features include being a low-code, no-code platform that provides drag-and-drop features, so I do not need to spend too much time creating or writing code for showing different screens. It comes with audit compliance and an audit trail, which ensures I do not need to worry about the audit aspect because Tulip itself is certified for that context. Additionally, it provides very easy workflow solutions with pre-built functions and scripts, giving me the flexibility and confidence to write business cases quickly.
Tulip's audit trail functionality captures whatever activity we do, such as data insertions and logins, so all that information is captured. This helps because we do not need to worry much about development since Tulip has its own completion record and app record, which significantly aids us.
Tulip is an MES software that can be created and reused across different interfaces. When we create a Tulip application, we can run it in any player in different workspace areas without caring about the interface, allowing for reusability and flexibility.
Since using Tulip, my organization has positively transitioned from a lot of manual documentation for GMP compliance to digital, significantly reducing paperwork and now maintaining data retention within Tulip instead of manually. Moving from manual to digital with Tulip has resulted in cost savings, as we no longer have to manage excessive manual documentation. Since Tulip is a digital platform, all information, including automatic timestamping, is handled effortlessly, reducing human error, and its built-in audit trail mechanism aids in our compliance and overall processes.
One area Tulip can be improved is addressing the issue that arises when simultaneous data entry occurs in the same table using an auto-incremented process ID, data integrity constraints may lead to an error for one of the transactions. As a result, one record is successfully generated while the other process fails.
I have been using Tulip for six months.
For those looking into using Tulip, my advice is that it is great, particularly for anyone migrating from physical to digital documentation for MES software, especially those focused on GMP guidelines in the pharmaceutical industry. Tulip can be used for GMP-related work. I gave this product a rating of eight out of ten.
