The primary goal of this paper is to examine the implementation of new blockchain technology in global supply chains. Existing supply chains are burdened with problems, primarily the large amount of paper documents in the process from the beginning to the end of the supply chain. Furthermore, operational processes require speed, availability, truthfulness and transparency of data through all phases of supply chains. That is very challenging to achieve as complex supply chains have a large number of different entities involved. On the other hand, technology based on blockchain infrastructure, provides a solution to the aforementioned characteristics of business information systems. In this paper, through the methods of description, comparison, analysis and synthesis, a research of previous achievements will be conducted, which deals with the examination of the practical application of blockchain technology in supply chains. The results of the research indicate that blockchain technology will undoubtedly contribute to the business of supply chains through the improvement of existing information systems that will use distributed record technology in the background. In the first place, the blockchain enables decentralization, the exclusion of the central entity as a controlling body, which excludes the necessity of trust between business entities. Furthermore, blockchain technology ensures transparency (if required), integrity and security of operations, without the involvement of intermediaries, thus reducing the cost of operating operations in supply chains. In addition, blockchain technology enables optimization of business processes, which will contribute to greater efficiency of the controller's view of business, but also enable controlling department to have the necessary data available in real time for reporting, planning and detecting business risks in companies.