Straubert, ChristianSucky, EricMattke, Jens2020-12-242020-12-242021-01-05978-0-9981331-4-0http://hdl.handle.net/10125/71298Tracking 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.10 pagesEnglishAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalBlockchain Cases and Innovationsblockchainsupply chaintrack-and-tracemeta-reviewsurvey10.24251/HICSS.2021.678