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Supplier Cost Variance Trend Analysis

HardSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

You are given purchasing and receipt data exported from an ERP such as BAE Systems USA SAP. Write a PostgreSQL query that returns, for each supplier and month in Q1 2024, the total spend, average cost variance versus standard cost, on-time delivery rate, and a performance flag. Only include supplier-month combinations with at least 2 purchase order lines in that month.

The result should help you spot suppliers with worsening price performance or delivery reliability by summarizing purchasing activity at a monthly level.

Schema

suppliers
ColumnTypeDescription
supplier_idPKINTUnique supplier identifier
supplier_nameVARCHAR(100)Supplier name
supplier_statusVARCHAR(20)Supplier lifecycle status
purchase_orders
ColumnTypeDescription
po_idPKINTPurchase order line identifier
supplier_idINTSupplier reference
material_codeVARCHAR(30)Material code from ERP
order_dateDATEDate the PO was created
promised_dateDATEPromised delivery date
received_dateDATEActual receipt date
quantityINTOrdered quantity
unit_priceDECIMAL(10,2)Actual unit purchase price
material_costs
ColumnTypeDescription
material_codePKVARCHAR(30)Material identifier
standard_costDECIMAL(10,2)Standard cost used for variance analysis
cost_categoryVARCHAR(30)Material cost category
Tablessupplierspurchase_ordersmaterial_costs
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