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  • Frugal Engineering: Challenging Performance-Improving Paradigms in the Context of Automotive Material Development

    Frugal Engineering by Achtelik, Timo;

    Challenging Performance-Improving Paradigms in the Context of Automotive Material Development

    Series: AutoUni – Schriftenreihe; 176;

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
    • Date of Publication 15 August 2025
    • Number of Volumes 1 pieces, Book

    • ISBN 9783658487171
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages210 pages
    • Size 210x148 mm
    • Language English
    • Illustrations XIX, 210 p. 35 illus. Illustrations, black & white
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    In view of increasing socio-economic and ecological challenges, Timo Achtelik sheds a critical light on the ongoing incremental optimization of existing innovations, which can lead to a state of “over-engineering”. As part of a multi-year action research project in the context of automotive materials development, it is investigated whether and how reduction-oriented innovation approaches such as “frugal engineering” can have an entrepreneurial impact. The findings demonstrate how frugality can be successfully integrated into existing development processes to create more sustainable and efficient innovations. This presents a crucial opportunity for companies to maintain and strengthen their competitiveness in the global market.

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    Table of Contents:

    Introduction.- Theoretical Foundations.- Introduction of Action Research Study.- Over-Engineering: Antecedents and
    Intervention Strategies.- Frugal Engineering: Towards Adequately Engineered Materials.- Action Research Evaluation, Summary and Research Contribution.- Bibliography.

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