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SQL for Average Machine Downtime
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SQL for Average Machine Downtime

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the average downtime of machines across different production plants.

Use the plants, machines, and downtime_events tables. Include every plant, including plants without recorded downtime, and ignore missing downtime durations.

Output

  1. One row per plant with plant_name and average_downtime_minutes
  2. Include plants with no valid downtime records, using NULL for their average
  3. Sort by average downtime descending, place NULL values last, and break ties by plant name ascending.

Schema

plants
ColumnTypeDescription
plant_idPKINTUnique production plant identifier
plant_nameVARCHAR(100)Production plant name
countryVARCHAR(80)Country where the plant operates
machines
ColumnTypeDescription
machine_idPKINTUnique machine identifier
plant_idINTProduction plant containing the machine
machine_nameVARCHAR(100)Machine name or line designation
downtime_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique downtime event identifier
machine_idINTMachine associated with the downtime event
downtime_minutesDECIMAL(8,2)Duration of downtime in minutes
event_typeVARCHAR(50)Category of downtime event
Tablesplantsmachinesdowntime_events
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