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62 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2023 Editor's note: Indium Corporation's Ron Lasky continues this series of columns about Maggie Benson, a fictional character, to demonstrate continuous improvement and education in SMT assembly. Let's look in on Andy Connors, Sue March, and Chuck Tower at Castellanos Electronics aer Maggie and John's decision to buy the company. Maggie and John have asked Andy, Sue, and Chuck to join them in a Zoom meeting to dis- cuss the details of their recent purchase of Cas- tellanos Electronics. e meeting appeared to be winding down when Maggie asked Andy and Sue about their summer plans. "It's only early June and your part-time classes at Ivy U don't start until early Septem- ber, right?" Maggie asked. "Can you two stay onsite and help us with the transition?" Fair and Square Andy gave Sue a questioning look. He was about to say that he and Sue needed to talk it over when Sue suddenly grabbed his hand. "We would love to," she said excitedly. Andy and Chuck looked at each other and burst out laughing. "What?" Sue asked, unsure why agreeing to help was so funny. "Ah, you might have asked Andy's opinion," Chuck teased. "Oops, sorry honey," Sue replied sheepishly. Even though they were engaged, Andy melted every time Sue referred to him with an endearment. "It's okay," he said, "I'm just as excited as you are about staying here." Aer hopping off the call, Andy, Sue, and Chuck began developing a plan. Chuck would stay a few days to perform a thorough audit of the entire operation and develop a suggested continuous improvement plan. Andy would Maggie Benson's Journey by Dr. Ronald C. Lasky, INDIUM CORPORATION