diff --git a/pos/migrations/runner.py b/pos/migrations/runner.py
index 2e96434..c2cefaf 100755
--- a/pos/migrations/runner.py
+++ b/pos/migrations/runner.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ MIGRATIONS = {
     'v2.9': 'v2.9_logistics.sql',
     'v3.0': 'v3.0_public_api.sql',
     'v3.1': 'v3.1_inventory_vehicle_compat.sql',
+    'v3.2': 'v3.2_db_performance.sql',
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pos/migrations/v3.2_db_performance.sql b/pos/migrations/v3.2_db_performance.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a15948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pos/migrations/v3.2_db_performance.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+-- FASE 2: DB Performance Optimizations
+-- Applies to: master DB (nexus_autoparts) and all tenant DBs
+
+-- ─── MASTER DB ─────────────────────────────────
+
+-- Index for parts name lookups (used by get_part_types, shop supplies)
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_parts_name_part ON parts(name_part);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_parts_name_part_pattern ON parts(name_part text_pattern_ops);
+
+-- Partial index for warehouse_inventory stock lookups (already created in Fase 1,
+-- kept here for completeness on fresh installs)
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_wi_part_stock_positive
+ON warehouse_inventory(part_id) WHERE stock_quantity > 0;
+
+-- ─── TENANT DB (run on each tenant) ────────────
+
+-- O(1) stock summary table with trigger-based updates
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS inventory_stock_summary (
+    inventory_id INT PRIMARY KEY REFERENCES inventory(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    branch_id INT REFERENCES branches(id),
+    stock INT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    last_updated TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
+);
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_iss_branch ON inventory_stock_summary(branch_id);
+
+-- Trigger function: recalculates stock for an item after every operation insert
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION update_stock_summary()
+RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+BEGIN
+    INSERT INTO inventory_stock_summary (inventory_id, branch_id, stock)
+    SELECT i.id, i.branch_id, COALESCE(SUM(io.quantity), 0)
+    FROM inventory i
+    LEFT JOIN inventory_operations io ON io.inventory_id = i.id
+    WHERE i.id = NEW.inventory_id
+    GROUP BY i.id, i.branch_id
+    ON CONFLICT (inventory_id) DO UPDATE SET
+        stock = EXCLUDED.stock,
+        branch_id = EXCLUDED.branch_id,
+        last_updated = NOW();
+    RETURN NEW;
+END;
+$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS trg_update_stock_summary ON inventory_operations;
+CREATE TRIGGER trg_update_stock_summary
+AFTER INSERT ON inventory_operations
+FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION update_stock_summary();
+
+-- Composite index for inventory_operations (used by stock + history queries)
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_inv_ops_inventory_branch_created
+ON inventory_operations(inventory_id, branch_id, created_at DESC);
+
+-- Initial population of summary table (idempotent)
+INSERT INTO inventory_stock_summary (inventory_id, branch_id, stock)
+SELECT i.id, i.branch_id, COALESCE(SUM(io.quantity), 0)
+FROM inventory i
+LEFT JOIN inventory_operations io ON io.inventory_id = i.id
+GROUP BY i.id, i.branch_id
+ON CONFLICT (inventory_id) DO UPDATE SET
+    stock = EXCLUDED.stock,
+    branch_id = EXCLUDED.branch_id,
+    last_updated = NOW();
diff --git a/pos/services/ai_chat.py b/pos/services/ai_chat.py
index 6b319f5..8474132 100644
--- a/pos/services/ai_chat.py
+++ b/pos/services/ai_chat.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def get_inventory_context(tenant_conn, branch_id=None):
         cur.execute(f"""
             SELECT COUNT(*) FROM inventory i
             WHERE {where}
-              AND COALESCE((SELECT SUM(quantity) FROM inventory_operations WHERE inventory_id = i.id), 0) <= 3
+              AND COALESCE((SELECT stock FROM inventory_stock_summary WHERE inventory_id = i.id), 0) <= 3
         """, params)
         low_stock = cur.fetchone()[0] or 0
 
diff --git a/pos/services/catalog_service.py b/pos/services/catalog_service.py
index 8297cca..aa81eb5 100644
--- a/pos/services/catalog_service.py
+++ b/pos/services/catalog_service.py
@@ -1411,12 +1411,11 @@ def _get_local_stock_bulk(tenant_conn, branch_id, oem_numbers, catalog_part_ids)
     cur.execute(f"""
         SELECT i.id, i.part_number, i.catalog_part_id,
                i.price_1, i.price_2, i.price_3, i.cost, i.tax_rate,
-               COALESCE(SUM(io.quantity), 0) AS stock,
+               COALESCE(s.stock, 0) AS stock,
                i.image_url
         FROM inventory i
-        LEFT JOIN inventory_operations io ON io.inventory_id = i.id
+        LEFT JOIN inventory_stock_summary s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
         WHERE ({where}) AND i.is_active = true{branch_filter}
-        GROUP BY i.id
     """, params)
 
     result = {}
@@ -1453,13 +1452,12 @@ def _get_local_stock_single(tenant_conn, branch_id, oem_part_number, catalog_par
     cur.execute(f"""
         SELECT i.id, i.price_1, i.price_2, i.price_3, i.cost, i.tax_rate,
                i.location, i.unit, i.barcode,
-               COALESCE(SUM(io.quantity), 0) AS stock,
+               COALESCE(s.stock, 0) AS stock,
                i.image_url
         FROM inventory i
-        LEFT JOIN inventory_operations io ON io.inventory_id = i.id
+        LEFT JOIN inventory_stock_summary s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
         WHERE (i.part_number = %s OR i.catalog_part_id = %s)
           AND i.is_active = true{branch_filter}
-        GROUP BY i.id
         LIMIT 1
     """, params)
 
diff --git a/pos/services/inventory_engine.py b/pos/services/inventory_engine.py
index 82475a5..b518276 100644
--- a/pos/services/inventory_engine.py
+++ b/pos/services/inventory_engine.py
@@ -25,15 +25,33 @@ def _safe_g(attr, default=None):
 def get_stock(conn, inventory_id, branch_id=None):
     """Get current stock for an inventory item. Optionally filter by branch.
 
-    Uses Redis cache first, falls back to PostgreSQL SUM query.
+    Uses Redis cache first, then inventory_stock_summary, falls back to
+    PostgreSQL SUM query.
     """
     # Try Redis first
     cached = get_cached_stock(inventory_id, branch_id)
     if cached is not None:
         return cached
 
-    # Fallback to PostgreSQL
+    # Use inventory_stock_summary (O(1) lookup)
     cur = conn.cursor()
+    if branch_id:
+        cur.execute(
+            "SELECT stock FROM inventory_stock_summary WHERE inventory_id = %s AND branch_id = %s",
+            (inventory_id, branch_id)
+        )
+    else:
+        cur.execute(
+            "SELECT stock FROM inventory_stock_summary WHERE inventory_id = %s",
+            (inventory_id,)
+        )
+    row = cur.fetchone()
+    if row is not None:
+        cur.close()
+        set_cached_stock(inventory_id, row[0], branch_id)
+        return row[0]
+
+    # Fallback to PostgreSQL SUM (legacy, should not reach here if trigger works)
     if branch_id:
         cur.execute(
             "SELECT COALESCE(SUM(quantity), 0) FROM inventory_operations WHERE inventory_id = %s AND branch_id = %s",
@@ -55,21 +73,17 @@ def get_stock(conn, inventory_id, branch_id=None):
 def get_stock_bulk(conn, branch_id=None):
     """Get stock for all items. Returns dict {inventory_id: stock_quantity}.
 
-    Uses PostgreSQL directly (bulk operation, Redis wouldn't help much here
-    unless we pre-populated all keys).
+    Uses inventory_stock_summary for O(1) bulk lookup.
     """
     cur = conn.cursor()
     if branch_id:
         cur.execute("""
-            SELECT inventory_id, COALESCE(SUM(quantity), 0)
-            FROM inventory_operations WHERE branch_id = %s
-            GROUP BY inventory_id
+            SELECT inventory_id, stock
+            FROM inventory_stock_summary WHERE branch_id = %s
         """, (branch_id,))
     else:
         cur.execute("""
-            SELECT inventory_id, COALESCE(SUM(quantity), 0)
-            FROM inventory_operations
-            GROUP BY inventory_id
+            SELECT inventory_id, stock FROM inventory_stock_summary
         """)
     stock_map = {r[0]: r[1] for r in cur.fetchall()}
     cur.close()
diff --git a/pos/services/inventory_vehicle_compat.py b/pos/services/inventory_vehicle_compat.py
index 9653557..dd04e99 100644
--- a/pos/services/inventory_vehicle_compat.py
+++ b/pos/services/inventory_vehicle_compat.py
@@ -194,11 +194,7 @@ def get_inventory_by_vehicle(tenant_conn, master_conn, mye_id, branch_id=None):
                i.image_url, i.description, COALESCE(s.stock, 0) as stock
         FROM inventory i
         JOIN inventory_vehicle_compat ivc ON ivc.inventory_id = i.id
-        LEFT JOIN (
-            SELECT inventory_id, SUM(quantity) as stock
-            FROM inventory_operations
-            GROUP BY inventory_id
-        ) s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
+        LEFT JOIN inventory_stock_summary s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
         WHERE ivc.model_year_engine_id = %s {branch_filter}
           AND i.is_active = true
         ORDER BY i.name
diff --git a/pos/services/peer_service.py b/pos/services/peer_service.py
index 104b253..a5ff52b 100644
--- a/pos/services/peer_service.py
+++ b/pos/services/peer_service.py
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ def get_local_inventory(tenant_conn, query: str = None, limit: int = 50) -> list
                COALESCE(s.stock, 0) AS stock,
                i.unit, i.catalog_part_id
         FROM inventory i
-        LEFT JOIN (
-            SELECT inventory_id, SUM(quantity) AS stock
-            FROM inventory_operations
-            GROUP BY inventory_id
-        ) s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
+        LEFT JOIN inventory_stock_summary s ON s.inventory_id = i.id
         WHERE {where}
         ORDER BY i.name
         LIMIT %s
diff --git a/pos/services/pos_engine.py b/pos/services/pos_engine.py
index 66c4b6a..94b593e 100644
--- a/pos/services/pos_engine.py
+++ b/pos/services/pos_engine.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ def process_sale(conn, sale_data):
     # Lock inventory rows to prevent race conditions on concurrent sales
     cur.execute("""
         SELECT id, part_number, name, cost, price_1, price_2, price_3,
-               tax_rate, branch_id
+               tax_rate, branch_id, retail_price
         FROM inventory
         WHERE id = ANY(%s) AND is_active = true
         ORDER BY id
@@ -327,10 +327,9 @@ def process_sale(conn, sale_data):
     # Create sale items (batch insert) and deduct inventory
     sale_items_data = []
     for item in totals['items']:
-        # Fetch retail_price for savings calculation
-        cur.execute("SELECT retail_price FROM inventory WHERE id = %s", (item['inventory_id'],))
-        rp_row = cur.fetchone()
-        retail_price = rp_row[0] if rp_row else None
+        # retail_price from preloaded bulk query (index 9)
+        inv = inv_rows.get(item['inventory_id'])
+        retail_price = inv[9] if inv else None
 
         sale_items_data.append((
             sale_id, item['inventory_id'], item['part_number'], item['name'],
diff --git a/pos/tenant_db.py b/pos/tenant_db.py
index a99fb7e..7d31bf5 100644
--- a/pos/tenant_db.py
+++ b/pos/tenant_db.py
@@ -1,20 +1,85 @@
 # /home/Autopartes/pos/tenant_db.py
-"""Tenant DB connection manager. Gets a psycopg2 connection for a specific tenant."""
+"""Tenant DB connection manager with pooling.
+
+Uses psycopg2.pool.ThreadedConnectionPool for both master and tenant DBs.
+Connections are returned to the pool on .close() via a thin wrapper —
+this keeps the rest of the codebase unchanged.
+"""
 
 import psycopg2
+from psycopg2 import pool
 from config import MASTER_DB_URL, TENANT_DB_URL_TEMPLATE
 
 
+# ─── Pools ─────────────────────────────────────
+_master_pool = None
+_tenant_pools = {}
+
+
+def _get_master_pool():
+    """Lazy-initialize master DB connection pool."""
+    global _master_pool
+    if _master_pool is None:
+        _master_pool = pool.ThreadedConnectionPool(
+            minconn=2, maxconn=10, dsn=MASTER_DB_URL
+        )
+    return _master_pool
+
+
+def _get_tenant_pool(db_name):
+    """Lazy-initialize tenant DB connection pool by db_name."""
+    global _tenant_pools
+    if db_name not in _tenant_pools:
+        dsn = TENANT_DB_URL_TEMPLATE.format(db_name=db_name)
+        _tenant_pools[db_name] = pool.ThreadedConnectionPool(
+            minconn=2, maxconn=10, dsn=dsn
+        )
+    return _tenant_pools[db_name]
+
+
+class _PooledConnection:
+    """Thin wrapper that delegates all attribute access to the real
+    psycopg2 connection, but returns it to the pool on .close().
+    """
+    __slots__ = ('_conn', '_pool')
+
+    def __init__(self, conn, db_pool):
+        self._conn = conn
+        self._pool = db_pool
+
+    def __getattr__(self, name):
+        return getattr(self._conn, name)
+
+    def close(self):
+        try:
+            self._pool.putconn(self._conn)
+        except Exception:
+            # If pool is already closed, fall back to real close
+            self._conn.close()
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.close()
+
+
+# ─── Public API ────────────────────────────────
+
 def get_master_conn():
-    """Get connection to nexus_master DB."""
-    return psycopg2.connect(MASTER_DB_URL)
+    """Get a pooled connection to the master DB."""
+    p = _get_master_pool()
+    return _PooledConnection(p.getconn(), p)
 
 
 def get_tenant_conn(tenant_id):
-    """Get connection to a tenant's DB by looking up db_name in nexus_master."""
+    """Get a pooled connection to a tenant's DB."""
     master = get_master_conn()
     cur = master.cursor()
-    cur.execute("SELECT db_name FROM tenants WHERE id = %s AND is_active = true", (tenant_id,))
+    cur.execute(
+        "SELECT db_name FROM tenants WHERE id = %s AND is_active = true",
+        (tenant_id,)
+    )
     row = cur.fetchone()
     cur.close()
     master.close()
@@ -23,9 +88,11 @@ def get_tenant_conn(tenant_id):
         raise ValueError(f"Tenant {tenant_id} not found or inactive")
 
     db_name = row[0]
-    return psycopg2.connect(TENANT_DB_URL_TEMPLATE.format(db_name=db_name))
+    p = _get_tenant_pool(db_name)
+    return _PooledConnection(p.getconn(), p)
 
 
 def get_tenant_conn_by_dbname(db_name):
-    """Get connection to a tenant DB directly by name."""
-    return psycopg2.connect(TENANT_DB_URL_TEMPLATE.format(db_name=db_name))
+    """Get a pooled connection to a tenant DB directly by name."""
+    p = _get_tenant_pool(db_name)
+    return _PooledConnection(p.getconn(), p)