Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education Sector : Applications and Methodologies

Even as enterprise resource planning (ERP) continues to play a strategic role in an education sector, educational institutions and universities are facing many challenges in creating strong ERP applications and methods to achieve the expectations of academia. Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education Sector: Applications and Methodologies is a comprehensive collection of research which highlights the increasing demand for insight into the challenges faced by educational institutions on the design and development of enterprise resource planning applications. This book is composed of content from management and engineering students, professionals and researchers in the education fields.

Kanubhai K. Patel is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Ahmedabad University. He previously worked as faculty member at Gujarat University. He completed his MCA from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad in June 1997. Areas of research interest for Patel include assistive technology, virtual learning environments, computer networks, and enterprise resource planning. He has authored over fifteen publications, including two refereed journal papers and three book chapters. He is reviewer in couple of peer reviewed journals.

Sanjay K. Vij received his PhD degree from IIT, Bombay, in 1974. He is currently a Director in the Department of CE-IT-MCA, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology (SVIT), Vasad. His research interests include text mining, knowledge management, and NLP. He has authored over twenty publications, including over seven refereed journal papers and two book chapters. He is a registered PhD guide with Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad. He is Member Board of Studies at MS University, Baroda and Dharmsinh Desai University, Nadiad. He had been a panel of experts/advisor in GSLET and GPSC. He is reviewer in couple of peer reviewed journals. He has been Chairman of Computer Society of India, Vadodara Chapter.