About Josué
Research, education and deployment at the intersection of artificial intelligence, manufacturing systems and supply chain operations
Dr. Josué C. Velázquez Martínez is Director of the AI for Manufacturing & Supply Chain Institute (AIMS) at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where he leads interdisciplinary research and industry collaboration at the intersection of artificial intelligence, manufacturing systems, and supply chain operations. He also holds an honorary appointment as Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, maintaining active collaboration with MIT's research and education initiatives.
Prior to his current role, Dr. Velázquez Martínez served for over a decade as a Research Scientist and Lecturer at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, where he held multiple leadership positions across research, education, and global engagement. His roles included Director of the Graduate Certificate in Logistics (GCLOG) (2016–2018), Director of the SCALE Network for Latin America (2016–2018), inaugural Executive Director of the Supply Chain Management blended master's program (2018–2019), and Executive Director of the Master's Program in Supply Chain Management (2019–2021), consistently ranked among the top programs worldwide. He also led the MIT Sustainable Supply Chain Lab, working with global organizations to translate climate commitments into actionable strategies through improved supply chain and logistics operations.
He is the founder of the MIT Low Income Firms Transformation (LIFT) Lab and currently serves as its Director at Tecnológico de Monterrey, in collaboration with the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. The LIFT Lab focuses on advancing supply chain solutions for micro and small enterprises in emerging markets through data-driven and AI-enabled tools, bridging rigorous research with real-world implementation and emphasizing sustainability, inclusion, and operational transformation.
Dr. Velázquez Martínez taught the graduate course SCM.290 Sustainable Supply Chain Management at MIT for eight years and led the development of its online counterpart, SCM.290x Sustainable Supply Chain Management, which continues to be offered through MITx on edX and has reached more than 14,000 learners worldwide. He brings over a decade of experience teaching in executive education at the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics and has delivered graduate-level courses and lectures at universities across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. He remains an active speaker at international conferences and executive forums.
Dr. Velázquez Martínez has published extensively in both academic and practitioner outlets and is frequently featured in international media, including HuffPost, CNN, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and ELLE. He holds an MSc in Manufacturing Systems with a focus on optimization and a PhD in Industrial Engineering with a focus on sustainability in supply chains from Tecnológico de Monterrey, where he graduated with highest distinction. He was awarded the 2014 Doctoral Dissertation Award by the Mexican Logistics and Supply Chain Association for the best doctoral thesis in the country. Earlier in his career, he served as Dean of the Engineering School at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Santa Fe campus (2014–2015).