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SQL for Supplier Defects
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SQL for Supplier Defects

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top 5 suppliers by volume who have a defect rate higher than 2% for Mini-Circuits procurement data.

Use suppliers and procurement_receipts. Define volume as total units received and defect rate as total defective units divided by total units received.

Output

  1. Return one row per qualifying supplier with supplier_name, total_volume, defective_units, and defect_rate_percent.
  2. Include only suppliers whose defect rate exceeds 2%.
  3. Order by total volume descending, then supplier name ascending for ties, and return at most five rows.

Schema

suppliers
ColumnTypeDescription
supplier_idPKINTUnique supplier identifier
supplier_nameVARCHAR(150)Supplier name
supplier_regionVARCHAR(60)Supplier operating region
procurement_receipts
ColumnTypeDescription
receipt_idPKINTUnique procurement receipt identifier
supplier_idINTSupplier associated with the receipt
receipt_dateDATEDate the material was received
units_receivedINTNumber of units received
defective_unitsINTNumber of defective units identified
Tablessuppliersprocurement_receipts
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