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Volume 30, 2019 - Issue 7: Redistributed Manufacturing – Challenges for Operations Management
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Re-distributed manufacturing and the food-water-energy nexus: opportunities and challenges

Anton Johannes VeldhuisDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; View further author information
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Jane GloverBirmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; View further author information
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David BradleyCentre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; View further author information
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Kourosh BehzadianCentre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; ;School of Computing and Engineering, University of West London, London, UK; View further author information
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Alma López-AvilésCentre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK; View further author information
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Julian CotteeEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; View further author information
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Clare DowningEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; View further author information
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John IngramEnvironmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; View further author information
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Matthew LeachCentre for Environment and Sustainability, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK; View further author information
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Raziyeh FarmaniCentre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; View further author information
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David ButlerCentre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-3416View further author information
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Andy PikeCentre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; View further author information
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Lisa De ProprisBirmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; View further author information
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Laura PurvisCardiff Business School, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UKView further author information
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Pamela RobinsonBirmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; View further author information
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Aidong YangDepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 593-609 | Received 09 Oct 2016, Accepted 02 Aug 2017, Published online: 01 Mar 2019

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