Your customers
- Morbi traders (marketing companies)
- State distributors and dealers
- National brands buying on outsourcing
- Merchant exporters
Ceramics, glass and stone · Makers and factories
MatruOS for a ceramic tile maker
Set up the way a ceramic tile maker runs: selling wall tiles per box by size, series and grade to Morbi traders, dealers and big brands (outsourcing); commercial grade and broken tiles sold separately. Routines, workflows, registers, licences and an AI team that knows the work are ready when you sign up.
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What this solves
What a ceramic tile maker deals with today, and what MatruOS sets up for it
Today
Trader dues of 60-120 days and bad debts; 20-40% of turnover stuck with traders. Gas is over 30% of cost and moved from about Rs 48 to Rs 90 per SCM in 2026; overuse per sq m shows only on the bill.
In MatruOS
MatruOS sets up 11 routines, 2 workflows, 4 registers and 14 licences for a ceramic tile maker, with an AI team that reads your own records and prepares the work.
What changes
The right person is reminded at the right time, approvals wait for whoever decides, and every licence has a renewal reminder. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Where you sit
MatruOS starts from how your business earns
Who you sell to, who you buy from, how credit moves and where you sit in the chain decide how your screens, reminders and reports are set up.
- minerals and frit
- wall tile plant
- Morbi trader
- state distributor
- showroom
- fixer
Your suppliers
- Clay and feldspar mine owners and agents (Rajasthan and Kutch)
- Frit and glaze makers
- Digital ink importers
- Gujarat Gas and propane suppliers
- Corrugated box plants
- Design studios
Credit and cash
Sells on 30-90 days, 60-120 in slow markets, advances asked in the 2026 fuel crisis; clay on 15-45 days; frit and glaze 45-90 days; gas billed fortnightly against a deposit or bank guarantee
Working capital is 60-120 days of trader dues plus about 30 days of stock, financed by the bank CC limit, partner capital and supplier credit; gas paid every fortnight
Your screens use your words
CustomerTraderOrderLoading orderItemDesignInvoiceTax invoiceBatchShade batchSupplierParty
How it works
How MatruOS is set up for a ceramic tile maker
Set-up takes a few minutes. After that, you change only what is different in your business.
- Describe the business in one lineFor example "Ceramic tile maker", typed when you sign up.
- Recognised as a ceramic tile makerRoutines, workflows, registers, items, licences and the AI team for this trade are set up for you.
- Bring your dataCustomers, items and balances come across from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others. For Tally, our team helps you move the data while Tally import is checked on the live app.
- Approve and runThe AI team prepares the routine work. A person approves anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes.
Your AI team
What the AI team does for a ceramic tile maker
Each job goes to a member of your AI team. It reads your own records and prepares the work. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval.
Works out SCM per sq m by line and size, flags drift over 3% from the plant's own norm, and reprices the cost per box when the gas rate changes
Works it out and shows you
Ages each trader's dues, drafts WhatsApp reminders with the ledger, and prepares a hold list of traders above limit for a partner to approve
Asks you before sending
Ranks designs by 30 and 90-day dispatch, proposes what to run and a clearance list with discount, and shows shade batches on hand for reorders
Asks you before sending
Totals shifts per worker, deducts advances, prepares the weekly wage sheet per thekedar, and warns when headcount is below plan
Asks you before paying
Reminds 60, 30 and 7 days before consent, factory licence, insurance and BIS dates and lists the papers each renewal needs
Works it out and shows you
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How you run
Your routines, already on a timetable
Each routine has a time, a person and its steps with the checks that matter. MatruOS reminds the right person and keeps the record. Open one to see its steps.
Every day
6:00 amShift handover and kiln log
- 1Hand over kiln temperatures, roller speed and gas pressure to the next shift
- 2Peak firing temperature
- 3Note kiln stops and broken tiles at kiln exit
- 4Gas leak check at burners and valve train
8:00 amMorning lab tests on slip and green tile
- 1Slip density
- 2Granule moisture from silo
- 3Water absorption on yesterday's fired tiles
10:00 amProduction meeting and gas per sq m
- 1Yesterday's sq m, premium %, kiln loss and gas SCM by line
- 2Gas used per sq m
- 3Decide today's size and series plan
11:00 amTrader dues and credit holds
- 1Age every trader ledger by bill date
- 2Hold loading for traders above limit until a partner approves
- 3Send ledger and polite reminder
7:00 pmEvening dispatch and payments in
- 1Close loading lists and truck photos
- 2Invoices and e-way bills raised for every truck
- 3Note payments received by trader
Every week
Sun 10:00 amContract labour wage and advance sheet
- 1Shifts per worker from attendance
- 2Advances to deduct
- 3Headcount against plan after festivals
Mon 5:00 pmWeekly price and design stock review
- 1Market rate per box by size from association talk and traders
- 2Rank designs by 30 and 90-day dispatch
- 3Choose designs to run and designs to clear at a discount
Every month
10thGas bill check and GST returns
- 1Match gas bill SCM with meter readings
- 2File GSTR-1 by the 11th and pay GSTR-3B by the 20th
- 3Review trader credit limits with partners
Every year
MarConsent and licence renewals
- 1GPCB consent to operate, factory licence, insurance and BIS surveillance if licensed
- 2Statutory audit and partner capital accounts
Workflows
Each stage goes to the person who handles it
Work passes stage by stage to the right person. Stages marked for approval wait for the person who decides.
Trader order to dispatch and payment
- 1Trader sends designs on WhatsApp
- 2Stock checked by grade and shade
- 3Partner approves credit or priceNeeds approval
- 4Loaded and box count photographed
- 5Invoice, e-way bill and LR issued
- 6Payment received or claim settled
New series launch
- 1Design files bought from studio
- 2Trial on the line and sample panels
- 3Partners approve seriesNeeds approval
- 4Series code and box packing created
Registers and SOPs
Your registers and standards
Registers hold the fields this trade records. SOPs carry the steps and checks, so work is done the same way every time.
Daily production and kiln log
Trader loading order and dispatch
Lab register
Contract labour attendance and advances
Finished wall tile quality check
Ship only tiles that meet the standard and match their shade batch
Clay and feldspar lot acceptance
Stop wet or off-spec mineral lots before they spoil a week of production
Kiln and gas safety
Prevent gas leaks and kiln explosions
Items and licences
Your first bill is right, and no licence lapses
Starter items arrive with unit, HSN and GST rate. The registrations this business usually needs are listed with a reminder before each one expires.
| Item | HSN | GST |
|---|---|---|
| Glazed wall tile 300x450 mm, premium (box of 6, 0.81 sq m) | 6907 | 18% |
| Glazed wall tile 300x600 mm, premium (box of 6, 1.08 sq m) | 6907 | 18% |
| Glazed wall tile 250x375 mm (box of 10, 0.94 sq m) | 6907 | 18% |
| Highlighter and decor wall tile | 6907 | 18% |
| Elevation and cladding tile | 6907 | 18% |
| Wall tile standard grade | 6907 | 18% |
| Wall tile commercial grade (seconds) | 6907 | 18% |
| Broken tiles (chips for terrace and mosaic) | 6907 | 18% |
- GST registration
- Udyam (MSME) registration
- Factory licence
- Pollution consent (CTO)
- PF registration (EPFO)
- ESI registration (ESIC)
- PAN
- TAN (tax deduction account number)
- BIS licence (ISI mark)If it applies
- Import Export Code (IEC)If it applies
- GST Letter of Undertaking (LUT) for exportsIf it applies
- Contract labour licenceIf it applies
- Boiler registration and certificateIf it applies
- Insurance policy
Your people
The people who run it, each with their own login
Each person sees the screens and reminders for the work they do.
PartnerFixes the weekly price, approves trader credit, signs the gas contract, approves new series, manages bank limits.
Plant managerPlans production by size and series, decides kiln stops, manpower, maintenance and shutdown plan.
Lab in-chargeTests clay lots, slip density and residue, granule moisture, water absorption, breaking strength and crazing.
Design in-chargeBuys designs from studios, builds faces per series, ink profiles, sample panels for traders.
Kiln operatorRuns the firing curve and roller speed, logs gas and temperatures every hour, reports kiln loss.
Sorting supervisorGrades premium, standard and commercial, marks shade and calibre, counts boxes.
Dispatch executiveTakes trader orders, makes the loading list, raises invoice and e-way bill, follows payments.
AccountantGST returns, gas bills, trader ledgers, partner accounts, TDS and bank limits.
ThekedarSupplies migrant workers, keeps shift attendance, pays wages and advances.
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Not covered yet
- Sending messages, bills and reminders on WhatsApp from MatruOS is not live yet. Today they go by link, QR code or email, and from your own phone in one tap.
- Live bank and UPI feeds are not connected yet. Upload a bank statement and MatruOS reads it into payments for you to confirm.
Questions people ask
How long does it take to set up MatruOS for a ceramic tile maker?
Type one line about your business when you sign up, for example "Ceramic tile maker". MatruOS picks this business type and sets up everything on this page in a few minutes. You then get a 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Do I have to type all of this in?
No. The routines, workflows, registers, items, licences and AI team on this page arrive already set up. You change what is different in your business, and bring your customers, items and balances from Zoho Books, Vyapar, Excel and others, with our team's help for Tally data.
Can I change the routines and workflows?
Yes. Every routine, workflow, register and SOP is yours to rename, retime, switch off or add to. MatruOS keeps the rest of the system in step with your changes.
What does the AI team do without asking me?
It runs routine checks and prepares drafts. Anything that sends, pays, signs, files or deletes waits for a person's approval. The one exception you can choose is payment reminders, which go out on their own once you have checked them and switched them on.
Ceramics, glass and stone
Other makers and factories in ceramics, glass and stone
Run a ceramic tile maker on one system Set up for your trade when you sign up.
Describe your business once. MatruOS sets up your apps, brings in your data and puts Muni and the AI team to work, with your approval on every step that matters. 7-day free trial, no card needed.
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