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Lifecycle-Driven Capital Allocation in Construction Equipment Management: Balancing Investment Efficiency and Operational Continuity
Abstract
Construction equipment fleets represent one of the largest categories of capital exposure in large-scale infrastructure and industrial construction projects. Decisions regarding equipment acquisition, utilization, maintenance, replacement, and disposal directly influence operational continuity, project productivity, and long-term organizational profitability. However, in many construction environments, capital allocation decisions are still approached primarily through short-term procurement logic rather than lifecycle-based strategic evaluation frameworks. This paper examines lifecycle-driven capital allocation as an integrated management approach designed to balance investment efficiency with operational continuity in construction equipment management. The study argues that heavy equipment should not be evaluated as isolated procurement transactions, but rather as long-term operational assets whose economic value evolves continuously throughout acquisition, utilization, maintenance, and replacement phases. Particular attention is given to lifecycle cost modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, utilization-based depreciation strategy, operational continuity risk, maintenance escalation patterns, and replacement timing optimization. The paper further evaluates how decision structures integrating finance, operations, and fleet management improve the quality of capital allocation decisions in large-scale infrastructure environments. Drawing from practical fleet management perspectives, the analysis demonstrates that effective lifecycle-driven decision-making depends not only on financial efficiency, but also on maintaining operational reliability and minimizing schedule disruption risk. The paper concludes that sustainable fleet performance requires balancing economic optimization with field-level operational realities through integrated governance frameworks supported by measurable lifecycle data.
Keywords
Construction Equipment Management, Lifecycle Cost Analysis, Capital Allocation, Fleet Optimization, Operational Continuity
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IRE Journals:
Taha Gundogar "Lifecycle-Driven Capital Allocation in Construction Equipment Management: Balancing Investment Efficiency and Operational Continuity" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 11 2026 Page 5435-5449 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717428
IEEE:
Taha Gundogar
"Lifecycle-Driven Capital Allocation in Construction Equipment Management: Balancing Investment Efficiency and Operational Continuity" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(11) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717428
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