Blockchain Technology for Tracking and Tracing in Supply Chains: A Critical Viewpoint

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dc.contributor.authorStraubert, Christian
dc.contributor.authorSucky, Eric
dc.contributor.authorMattke, Jens
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-24T20:09:59Z
dc.date.available2020-12-24T20:09:59Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-05
dc.description.abstractTracking and tracing (TnT) in supply chains (SCs) is often mentioned as a very promising area of application for blockchains. At the same time, there is also much reticence and even disillusionment in practice. In this context, we present a literature meta-review and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using blockchains in SCs. We find that public permissionless blockchains offer new functionalities (e.g. pseudonymity), which however are often not desired. Moreover, a blockchain loses value in the context of SCs because there is a physical level (goods) in addition to the digital level (information) and these two levels do not necessarily match. Furthermore, we present a survey of TnT solution providers, which indicates that there are complexity and collaboration problems in supply chains that even a blockchain cannot alleviate. Nevertheless, the surveyed experts generally have a positive attitude towards the blockchain and are willing to give it a chance.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2021.678
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-4-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/71298
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectBlockchain Cases and Innovations
dc.subjectblockchain
dc.subjectsupply chain
dc.subjecttrack-and-trace
dc.subjectmeta-review
dc.subjectsurvey
dc.titleBlockchain Technology for Tracking and Tracing in Supply Chains: A Critical Viewpoint
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