Smart Manufacturing and Digital Integration of Steel Processing Operations in Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030: Linking ERP, Production Planning, Cost Control, and Value-Added Fabrication

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@article{1725115,
      author = {Ayman Fathi Abu Sabe},
      title = {Smart Manufacturing and Digital Integration of Steel Processing Operations in Saudi Arabia under Vision 2030: Linking ERP, Production Planning, Cost Control, and Value-Added Fabrication},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {10},
      number = {5},
      pages = {2560-2573},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1725115.pdf},
      abstract = {Saudi Arabia's industrial diversification agenda places increasing importance on converting steel inputs into traceable, commercially competitive products. Yet digital investment in steel processing frequently addresses isolated machines or administrative functions rather than the connections between order acceptance, material allocation, production execution and financial control. This integrative review examines how enterprise resource planning (ERP), production planning, manufacturing execution, process analytics and job costing can operate as a coherent management system for downstream steel processors. Thirty peer-reviewed works published between 2021 and 2025 were critically assessed across organisational integration, scheduling, steel-specific optimisation, digital twins, sustainability and manufacturing economics. Evidence indicates that digital value depends on disciplined material identification, interoperable transactions and decisions that reconcile physical yield with customer service and realised margins. The synthesis develops an order-to-margin integration framework distinguishing the commercial, planning, execution, assurance and financial layers, together with observable indicators and implementation gates. Particular attention is given to coil slitting, cut-to-length processing, tube manufacture and structural fabrication, where product variety, remnant management and variable machine utilisation make conventional aggregate reporting inadequate. The review argues that Saudi processors can strengthen local value addition by adopting modular integration around verifiable production events rather than pursuing automation as an end in itself. It identifies critical trade-offs involving planning stability, data ownership, cyber-risk and workforce capability, and outlines a testable agenda for multi-site research. The contribution is a contextualised analytical synthesis, not a claim of measured performance gains within Saudi factories.},
      keywords = {Steel processing, manufacturing execution, ERP integration, finite scheduling, cost control, value-added fabrication, Saudi Vision 2030},
      month = {November},
  }