Reinvigorating Conversation in Logistics and Supply Chains: A Cross‐Disciplinary Theoretical Toolkit for Disruptive Value Creation

ABSTRACT Contemporary logistics and supply chain management (L/SCM) face unprecedented disruption from emerging technologies, rising complexity, and escalating uncertainties, in which traditional approaches to value creation have limited reach. In this vein, this paper introduces a cross‐disciplinary theoretical toolkit that draws on unconventional (or less commonly used) theories from sociology, ecology, neuroscience, and complex systems science to advance the L/SCM conversations. We introduce novel perspectives on power dynamics, resilience, flow optimization, and decision‐making under uncertainty. These perspectives advance a clearer understanding of disruptive value creation, defined here as the generation of adaptive, inclusive, resilient, and ecologically integrated forms of value enabled by disruptive technologies and cross‐disciplinary reconfiguration of logistics systems. To guide both research and practice, we outline future‐oriented questions that provide a roadmap for pioneering strategies in L/SCM. The paper calls for a shift beyond efficiency‐driven paradigms toward adaptive, inclusive, and disruptive value creation. Thus, this paper seeks to inspire academic conversations while supporting managers with frameworks to guide and transform fast‐changing supply networks.