The strategic integration between civil engineering and facility management: sustainable infrastructure modeling and competitive advantage in the services and hospitality sector
The strategic integration between civil engineering and facility management: sustainable infrastructure modeling and competitive advantage in the services and hospitality sector
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https://doi.org/10.51473/rcmos.v1i2.2025.2182Keywords:
Civil Engineering. Business Management. Facility Management. Lean Construction. Life Cycle Costing.Abstract
The development of capital-intensive real estate assets, particularly in the services and hospitality sector, requires overcoming fragmented management models. This scientific article investigates the methodological convergence between infrastructure engineering, strategic business administration, and operational facility management. The research is based on an analytical-deductive review grounded in Transaction Cost Economics, the Resource-Based View (RBV), and Lean Construction postulates. The study is articulated around seven central axes of analysis, ranging from the mitigation of contractual frictions in project conception to the application of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in complex buildings. Additionally, it explores the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and institutional isomorphism in environmental sustainability metrics. The literature shows that the financial viability of corporate enterprises depends on managerial ability to anticipate operational bottlenecks during the architectural pre-design phase. It is concluded that contemporary administration requires a transdisciplinary matrix, converting the quantitative precision of engineering into a competitive advantage for service management.
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