Supply Chain Industrial Engineering - Elon Musk - Idiot Index of Purchasing - Cost Reduction through Industrial Engineering Initiatives

 

2026

Musk Idiot Index of Purchasing   - Component-cost/Raw-material-cost

https://lnkd.in/p/dwFS2pKS

Elon Musk Idiot Index Explained

Elon Musk has built his reputation around a consistent idea that many industries are slower and more expensive than they need to be.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/what-is-elon-musks-idiot-index-the-metric-that-is-said-to-shape-spacex-tesla-and-xai/articleshow/128063300.cms

2025

The "Idiot Index": How Elon Musk Became Obsessed with Procurement Costs E53

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH0h0gHqZNw

2024

Why Elon Musk Has an "Idiot Index"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPyU5R9jrjg

2023

Musk prioritizes manufacturing innovations through a simple ratio dubbed the "idiot index."

https://substack.exponentialindustry.com/p/ratio-of-finished-cost-to-material-cost-musk

The Idiot Index

 Piet Jan de Bruin

https://medium.com/@pietjandebruin/the-idiot-index-2801096f3710

Is Elon Musk’s “Idiot Index” Actually Useful?

https://medium.com/@BilyeuPD/is-elon-musks-idiot-index-actually-useful-9855f0644aa9