Short answer: ERP for tile manufacturers should be judged on tile questions, not general ones. In a demo, ask the vendor to show, on your own designs: stock by design, batch, shade and grade; booking and shortage; dealers by area and stage; portal leads; order status (ready, half-ready, not ready); dispatch with LR numbers; price lists; plant entries by shift; and the plan price and deployment. Score what is shown live, not what is described.
Tile factories in Morbi, Rajkot and Ahmedabad see many ERP demos that look alike. These 20 questions separate a tile-ready system from a general one. For the wider Morbi view, read ERP and CRM for Morbi tile factories, and for the ERP or CRM question, ERP vs CRM for manufacturers.
Why does ERP for tile manufacturers need its own demo questions?
General ERP demos show invoices, purchase and accounts. A tile factory's daily problems are batches, grades, dealers and trucks. If the demo does not show those, you will find out after go-live.
What should a tile manufacturer ask in an ERP demo?
Ask the vendor to show each one live.
Stock
Q1. Show one design by batch or shade and grade.
Q2. Show stock after confirmed orders.
Q3. Show booking and shortage by design.
Q4. Show plant entries by shift and source.
Q5. Show cartons and loose pieces.
Dealers and leads
Q6. Show a dealer with area, stage, salesperson and managers.
Q7. Show IndiaMART, TradeIndia, JustDial and Meta leads arriving.
Q8. Show dealers on a map.
Q9. Show a sample request and its status.
Orders and dispatch
Q10. Show orders as ready, half-ready or not ready.
Q11. Show a part dispatch.
Q12. Show the LR number and transporter on a delivery.
Q13. Show price lists per buyer type.
Q14. Show WhatsApp messages in a shared inbox.
Plant
Q15. Show production planned from shortage.
Q16. Show rejection or breakage recorded.
Price, data and support
Q17. What is the price per user, and which tile modules are included?
Q18. How will our existing designs, dealers and opening stock be imported, and how will our staff be trained?
Q19. Cloud or On-Premise, and where is the data?
Q20. Who supports us, and where are they based?
How do I score ERP demos for a tile factory?
Score each question from 0 to 2 and compare totals.
2: shown live on our designs.
1: shown on demo data only.
0: described, not shown.
What should I send the vendor before the demo?
Send five of your designs with sizes and grades, two dealers, one real order and one dispatch. Ask them to set these up before the demo.
How does Sales Automation Suite answer these questions?
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.
The SAS tile industry page lists SAS Ceramic Stock Management, SAS Dealers, SAS Geo Location, SAS CRM Integration (IndiaMART, TradeIndia), JustDial and Facebook leads, SAS WhatsApp Index, Product Carton Management and SAS Delivery LR Transport, and says it runs on Cloud or On-Premise. The SAS pricing page lists Inventory, Multiple Stores, Batches, Production Jobs, MRP, WIP Stage Movement, Rejection Analysis, Quotations, Proforma Invoices, Sales Orders and Recovery.
In the SAS Ceramic Stock screens shared by Nishant Patel on 19 Oct 2026 (customer details hidden), Ceramic Stock shows stock by batch or shade and grade, Add Stock entries by shift and source, an Order View with ready, half-ready and not-ready orders, and a dashboard with booking and shortage. The SAS Morbi page names Renite Vitrified, a vitrified tile maker in Morbi, as a customer using SAS CRM and automation alongside its other tools. Our guide on outgrowing a CRM helps if you are moving from a CRM-only system.
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
What should a tile manufacturer ask in an ERP demo?
Ask the vendor to show, on your own designs, stock by batch and grade, booking and shortage, dealers and leads, order status, part dispatch, LR on delivery, price lists, plant entries, and the plan price.
Should I give the ERP vendor my own data before a demo?
Yes. Send a few designs, dealers, one order and one dispatch, so the demo shows your work, not a sample company.
How should I compare ERP demos?
Score each question 0 to 2: shown live on your data, shown on demo data, or only described. Compare totals.
What else should a tile factory ask about price?
Ask which modules are included in the plan, whether any are quoted separately, and how the price differs between Cloud and On-Premise.
What does SAS cost for a tile manufacturer?
₹300/user/month on Premium (40% off ₹500, GST extra, billed yearly). Confirm which tile modules are included for your plant.
