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Deduplicate Shipment Events for Lead Time
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Deduplicate Shipment Events for Lead Time

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

You are given shipment event data from a defense supply chain workflow and need to produce accurate lead-time reporting for Lattice shipments. Some rows are duplicate event records for the same shipment and status, and some timestamps are missing. Write a PostgreSQL query that returns one row per shipment with a cleaned lead time in days from created_at to delivered time, using the earliest valid CREATED event and the latest valid DELIVERED event after deduplication. Exclude shipments where either side of the lead-time calculation is still null after cleaning.

Schema

shipments
ColumnTypeDescription
shipment_idPKINTUnique shipment identifier
supplier_idINTSupplier associated with the shipment
route_codeVARCHAR(20)Shipment route or lane code
created_atTIMESTAMPBase shipment creation timestamp
expected_delivery_dateDATEPlanned delivery date
shipment_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTUnique event identifier
shipment_idINTShipment tied to the event
event_typeVARCHAR(20)Event status such as CREATED, IN_TRANSIT, or DELIVERED
event_timeTIMESTAMPTimestamp of the event
source_systemVARCHAR(20)System that emitted the event
suppliers
ColumnTypeDescription
supplier_idPKINTUnique supplier identifier
supplier_nameVARCHAR(100)Supplier name
supplier_tierVARCHAR(20)Supplier tier classification
Tablesshipmentsshipment_eventssuppliers
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