João Aleixo is currently a PhD student in the Enginnering and Management doctoral program, at Instituto Superior Técnico and a researcher at CEGIST. His research focuses on the impact of Artificial Intelligence, particularly multi AI-agent systems, on supply chains performance. He holds a degree in Economics from Nova SBE, a postgraduate diploma in Statistics from Nova IMS, and an MBA/MSc in Logistics from Instituto Superior Técnico. He has taught Applied Econometrics and Multivariate Statistical Analysis at Nova IMS, as well as Multivariate Statistics at Nova FCSH. Professionally, he has held senior roles in supply chain management, business transformation, supply chain information systems implementation, and data governance across multiple sectors and countries. His aim is to produce rigorous research in supply chain management with strong practical relevance for business.

Keywords: Supply chain management | Multi-agent systems | Supply chain performance