Dipankar Saha Author & Editor

Dipankar Saha works for IBM India as IT Architect & Service Delivery Lead for SAP Manufacturing. He has co-authored several books on SAP MII & ME and regularly participates in different public forums/events/seminars presenting papers on topics related to SAP Manufacturing. He has worked on several SAP MII, OEE & ME implementation projects globally defining solution architecture and managing solution deliveries. Previously he worked for SAP Labs India and was involved in the design and development of SAP MII. Dipankar is a SAP Certified Associate Enterprise Architect. He has around 14 years of experience in the IT industry and has a Bachelor's of Technology degree in chemical engineering.

Mahalakshmi Syamsunder is a manufacturing solution consultant currently working for IBM India. She has contributed to solution consulting for various manufacturing and utility clients. She also carries a deep expertise in shop floor automation and was involved in design, development, training and implementation of projects on SAP MII, ME, OEE and plant automation. Mahalakshmi has a Bachelor's degree in electronics and communication engineering, and a Master's in technology management. She has 5 years of experience in automation and over 7 years of experience in SAP Manufacturing.

Sumanta Chakraborty is an experienced professional with 18+ years of cross-industry experience in various roles. A mechanical engineering graduate from NIT - Durgapur, India, he started his career in automobile manufacturing and gradually moved into the development of enterprise software products around manufacturing, ERP and supply chain management. For the last 12+ years Sumanta has been with SAP Labs India Bangalore, and is currently in the role of SAP OEE Product Owner having end-to-end product management responsibility at the global level. He works with SAP customers and partners across the globe with a team spreading across continents. Sumanta is very well known in the SAP Manufacturing ecosystem.