Short answer: To book tile stock at the factory, check free stock for the design after confirmed orders, pick one batch or shade that can cover the full quantity, and confirm the order with design, size, grade and quantity so the factory holds it against your order. Ask for a ready or dispatch date in writing. Then the boxes show as booked, not free, and no other dealer can be promised them.
Dealers in Pune and across Maharashtra often win project orders that must come from one batch. This guide covers how booking works, what booking and shortage mean, and how SAS shows them. For how factories hold stock, see ceramic stock management for tile factories.
Why should a tile dealer book stock at the factory?
Because free stock today is not free stock next week. Other dealers order the same design, and a fast design can sell out quickly. A booked order is the only figure a factory can keep for you.
A project needs one batch for one floor.
A builder wants the full quantity before work starts.
The factory can plan production for the rest if part is short.
How do I book tile stock at the factory?
Five steps, done in order.
Check free stock for the design after confirmed orders.
Pick one batch or shade that covers the full quantity, or ask which can.
Confirm the order with design, size, grade and quantity.
Ask for it to be booked against your order and for a ready date.
Plan dispatch in one load or in parts.
What do booking, after booking and shortage mean?
Stock Summary: stock, booking, after booking and shortage by days range.
These three numbers tell you whether your order is safe.
Booking: confirmed order quantity still waiting to be dispatched.
After booking: stock left once booked quantity is taken out.
Shortage: confirmed order quantity that stock cannot cover.
If your design shows shortage, part of the booked orders, possibly yours, is waiting on production.
What should a dealer ask the factory when booking?
Ask in writing, and keep the answers on the order.
Is the full quantity from one batch?
What grade, and how many boxes per batch?
What is the ready date, and the dispatch date?
How long will the booking be held without dispatch?
Will a part dispatch be offered if it is half-ready?
How does Sales Automation Suite show booked tile stock?
Sales Automation Suite (SAS) from Peanut Square is one ERP and CRM built for how India sells. It is meant for Indian B2B sellers who outgrow a CRM-only stack: India lead portals and WhatsApp are on the pricing page, the price is in rupees, and it runs on Cloud or On-Premise.
In the SAS Ceramic Stock screens shared by Nishant Patel on 19 Oct 2026 (customer details hidden):
After Order Stock shows a design by batch or shade and grade. Selecting lines opens the orders already booked against that design, with a ready date field.
The Design Stock View can show current stock, stock after orders and stock after confirmed orders.
The Ceramic Stock Dashboard Stock Summary shows stock, booking, after booking and shortage by days range. It defines booking as confirmed order quantity still pending, and shortage as order quantity confirmed where stock is missing or not enough.
The SAS tile industry page lists SAS Ceramic Stock Management. Our tile order status tracking guide explains ready, half-ready and not-ready orders, and tile stock visibility for dealers covers what factories share.
On price: ₹300/user/month on Premium (40% off ₹500, GST extra, billed yearly).
SAS is built by Peanut Square in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The SAS tile industry page lists ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022.
To see it with your own process: Book a free demo at sas.peanutsquare.com
How can a tile dealer book stock at the factory?
Check free stock after confirmed orders, pick one batch that covers the quantity, and confirm the order with design, size, grade and quantity so it is held against your order. Ask for a ready date.
Does a quotation book tile stock?
Usually not. Stock is held when the order is confirmed. Ask your factory when it books stock against an order.
What is shortage in tile stock?
Confirmed order quantity that current stock cannot cover. It tells the factory what to make next.
Can I hold one batch for a project?
Ask the factory to book your full quantity from one batch when you confirm. Write the batch on the order if the factory can.
Does SAS show booking and shortage?
Yes. The SAS Ceramic Stock Dashboard shows stock, booking, after booking and shortage by days range, in the screens shared on 19 Oct 2026.
