During the past five years, an average of 31.1 percent of respondents to annual Deloitte polls say their organizations have experienced supply chain financial crime—particularly fraud, waste or abuse—in the preceding year. Yet, in a 2018 poll, just 15.1 percent of respondents report their organizations are using (3.9 percent) or piloting (11.2 percent) blockchain to help mitigate financial crime risks in their supply chains. See more responses from over 2,430 professionals were polled online during a Deloitte Dbriefs webcast, titled “Supply chain forensics: New insights on fraud, waste and abuse,” on July 24, 2018.

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Deloitte poll results from July 2018

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New insights on fraud, waste, and abuse
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Methodology
Professionals were polled online during a
Deloitte Dbriefs webcast, titled “Supply chain
forensics: New insights on fraud, waste and
abuse,” on July 24, 2018. Most poll
respondents work in the consumer products
(CSNR; 26.7%), financial services (FS;
21.4%), technology, media and telecoms
(TMT; 15.9%); energy, resources and
industrials (ER&I; 13.9%); life sciences and
health care (LSHC; 8.8%); and, government
and public sector (GPS: 5.5%) industries.
Similar online polls were conducted in June
2017, January 2016, February 2015 and
February 2014. Answer rates differed by
question and respondents varied by year.
Data totals for certain questions may not equal
100.0% due to the rounding of raw data to the nearest
tenth of a percentage.
2,430+
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How would you describe your organization's use of blockchain to
mitigate financial crime risks (e.g., fraud, waste and abuse) in its
supply chain?
Comparing responses by industry
Votes received in July 2018: 3,027
Don’t know / Not Applicable = 35.2% CNSR; 34% ER&I; 43.5% FSI; 40.4% GPS; 35.1% LSHC; 35.1% TMT; 38.2% Average
34.7% 39.1% 37.5%
25.7%
40.4% 36.3% 31.0%
12.1%
12.1% 13.1%
10.0%
11.1%
11.8%
12.4%
11.2%
10.2% 10.7%
15.1%
5.8% 13.0%
11.1%
3.9% 3.3% 4.7%
5.7%
2.3% 3.8%
2.9%
Average CNSR ER&I FS GPS LSHC TMT
Advanced - we use blockchain to help manage our third-party (i.e., suppliers, shippers) relationships and
execute transactions
Building - we are piloting blockchain to help manage our third-party (i.e., suppliers, shippers)
relationships, but we are not yet piloting to execute transactions
Lacking - we have considered using blockchain, but are still learning to use it
Absent - we don't use blockchain in our supply chain

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What potential anti-fraud blockchain benefit would most improve
your organization’s supply chain financial crime (e.g., fraud,
waste and abuse) risk management efforts?
Votes received in July 2018: 2,430
Don’t know / Not Applicable = 35.2% CNSR; 34% ER&I; 43.5% FSI; 40.4% GPS; 35.1% LSHC; 35.1% TMT; 38.2% Average
6.7% 5.1% 2.9%
14.8%
5.6% 3.4% 4.5%
13.5% 14.3% 17.6%
11.8%
6.3% 13.6% 14.4%
15.3% 16.6% 14.7%
10.1%
19.4%
17.0% 15.7%
26.5% 27.3% 31.1%
22.5%
25.7%
29.6% 25.3%
Average CNSR ER&I FS GPS LSHC TMT
Data encryption/information security
Immutable register (i.e., transactions can't be manipulated in the register)
Proof of identity safeguards
Anti-Money Laundering enhancements

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Has your company experienced fraud, waste, or abuse in its
supply chain during the past 12 months?
Findings over time
Votes received: 3,056 (Feb. 2014); 2,596 (Feb. 2015); 3,115 (Jan. 2016); 3,185 (June 2017); 3,026 (July
2018)
Don’t know / Not Applicable = 46.6% (Feb. 2014); 45.5% (Feb. 2015); 44.1% (Jan. 2016); 41.7% (June 2017); 41.5% (July
2018)
31.4%
28.9%
31.3% 31.6% 32.5%
22.0%
25.6% 24.6%
26.7% 26.0%
Feb-14 Feb-15 Jan-16 Jun-17 Jul-18
Yes No

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Who presents the largest supply chain fraud, waste and abuse
risk for your organization?
Votes received in July 2018 by industry: 3,017
Don’t know / Not Applicable = 31.4% CNSR; 25.8% ER&I; 41% FSI; 38.6% GPS; 29.2% LSHC; 37.4% TMT; 33.5% Average
28.7%
28.9%
32.1%
26.3%
26.7%
31.9%
26.0%
26.4%
29.0%
32.6%
19.5%
23.3%
28.0%
25.1%
11.4%
10.7%
9.5%
13.1%
11.4%
10.9%
11.5%
Average
CNSR
ER&I
FSI
GPS
LSHC
TMT
Project managers and invoice approvers Procurement Accounts Payable

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