IGI Global Managing Business in the Civil Construction Sector Through Information Communication Technologies

Many industries have struggled to realize the importance of modern technology, but none more so than the construction industry. By employing various computer-aided management systems, construction businesses have increased their profitability and the systematic way their companies function. Managing Business in the Civil Construction Sector Through Information Communication Technologies supplies a compendium of innovative research that highlights the use of computer-aided design and tools and the vital role that such forms of information technology have to play in the actual production activities of any civil construction company. Subsequent chapters focus on equally vital areas such as that of construction management, contracts management, materials management, human resource management, and enterprise resource planning. Chapters on cloud computing technology, internet of things, and artificial intelligence enable readers to acquire an overview and grasp the basics of these latest trending technologies. This book is ideally designed for construction firms, students, entrepreneurs, industry professionals, IT consultants, and academicians. About the Author Dr. Bithal Das Mundhra , chairman emeritus of Simplex Infrastructures Ltd. is well-known and respected in the civil construction sector in India and abroad. He is a “Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors”. In addition to this membership which is held in high esteem globally, he is also the recipient of several prestigious national and international awards. Dr. Mundhra is also the President of Bharatiya Vidya Mandir, an organization established in 1948 to help displaced individuals with education in the post-partition era in India. It is through Bharatiya Vidya Mandir, supported by Simplex Infrastructures Ltd., that he has created a framework for skill development programmes for skilled and unskilled workers, engineers and students in the civil engineering and construction sector in India. This book constitutes an integral part of his vision and mission of Simplex Infrastructures Limited and Bharatiya Vidya Mandir.Dr. Rajesh Bose is an IT professional employed as Deputy Manager (IT) with Simplex Infrastructures Limited, Data Center, Kolkata. He graduated with a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering. He went on to complete his degree in M.Tech. in mobile communication and networking from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India in 2007. He completed his PhD degrees from the University of Kalyani in Computer Science andEngineering in 2018, He has also several global certifications under his belt. These are CCNA, CCNP-BCRAN, and CCA(Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix Access Gateway 9 EnterpriseEdition), CCA (Citrix Certified Administrator for Citrix Xen App 5 for Windows Server 2008).His research interests include cloud computing, wireless communication and networking. He haspublished more than 50 referred papers in different journals and conferences. Mr. Bose also has experience in teaching at college level for a number of years prior to moving on to becoming a fulltime IT professional at a prominent construction company in India administering virtual platforms and systems at the company’s data center.