{"id":9987,"date":"2026-02-04T09:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/?page_id=9987"},"modified":"2026-09-09T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T17:07:28","slug":"supplier-quality","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/supplier-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Supplier Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<!-- BLOCK: Page-Hero \u2014 same generated illustration as the DE version\n     (lieferantenqualitaet-hero.jpg): supplier network converging on a\n     highlighted quality-checkpoint node. -->\n<section class=\"page-hero x-hero-photo\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lieferantenqualitaet-hero-1.jpg');\">\n  <div class=\"x-overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"narrow\">\n      <div class=\"crumbs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/\">Home<\/a> &middot; Quality &middot; Supplier Quality<\/div>\n      <span class=\"eyebrow\">Quality Management<\/span>\n      <h1>Supplier quality from two perspectives, one goal: excellence<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lead\">A stable supply chain with high quality standards secures supply reliability, cost efficiency, satisfied customers and a clear competitive edge. Whether manufacturer or supplier: we are at your side, methodically sound and close to real-world practice.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"hero-cta\" style=\"margin-top:1.6rem\">\n        <a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/bookwithme\/user\/aeebf145-cbaf-429c-b183-b21fc9ada82a@drescher-consulting.de?anonymous&amp;ismsaljsauthenabled&amp;ep=plink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get in touch <span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"btn btn--ghost x-btn-on-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/consulting\/quality-management\/\">View Quality Management<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- BreadcrumbList \u2014 the one schema type that belongs directly in the\n     body fragment (Title\/Meta-Description\/other JSON-LD live in the SEO\n     plugin \u2014 see the SEO-fields block in the handoff message). -->\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"itemListElement\":[\n{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/\"},\n{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Quality Management\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/consulting\/quality-management\/\"},\n{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Supplier Quality\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.drescher-consulting.de\/en\/supplier-quality\/\"}]}\n<\/script>\n\n<!-- BLOCK: Information (previously \"Two perspectives\") \u2014 copy taken\n     verbatim from the current live EN page, only the eyebrow relabelled\n     to match the new structure. 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Rainer Schmidt is happy to take the time for a no-obligation initial conversation about your current challenges in supplier quality.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"x-contact-actions\">\n          <a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office.com\/bookwithme\/user\/aeebf145-cbaf-429c-b183-b21fc9ada82a@drescher-consulting.de?anonymous&amp;ismsaljsauthenabled&amp;ep=plink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book a meeting with Rainer Schmidt <span class=\"arrow\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n          <a class=\"btn btn--ghost\" href=\"mailto:rainer.schmidt@drescher-consulting.de\">rainer.schmidt@drescher-consulting.de<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- Layout additions, x- prefix. 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