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68 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2024 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. Ivy University Professor Patty Coleman was seated next to John Archer on her flight home. It had been a rough start to her day. Patty had been having trouble charging her phone and laptop, but her seatmate had come to her rescue. Now, they were both talking about Walter Isaacson's biography of Elon Musk, and Patty became so engrossed in the conversation that A Lesson From Elon Musk's Playbook she was able to forget about some of her ear- lier troubles. "I have to admit, reading about Musk's 'e Algorithm' and 'e Idiot Index' was really humbling," John said. "How so?" Patty inquired. "Aer you read about them, they seem so obvious in 2023, yet no one had ever come up with them before," he said. "I have already implemented several aspects of both of them and the results are astounding." "Can you give me an example?" Patty asked. "Certainly," John said. "My company makes metal castings that typically have some mechanically precise referencing points. So, Maggie Benson's Journey by Dr. Ronald C. Lasky, INDIUM CORPORATION