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SQL Top Customers by Shipment Volume
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SQL Top Customers by Shipment Volume

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to find the top 5 customers by total shipment volume in the last 90 days at DHL Supply Chain.

Use the customers and shipments tables. Treat the 90-day period as beginning 90 days before the current date.

Output

  1. One row per customer with customer_id, customer_name, and total_shipment_volume.
  2. Include only qualifying shipments from the last 90 days, order by total volume descending, and use customer_id ascending to break ties.
  3. Return only five rows.

Schema

customers
ColumnTypeDescription
customer_idPKINTUnique DHL Supply Chain customer identifier
customer_nameVARCHAR(150)Customer account name
shipments
ColumnTypeDescription
shipment_idPKINTUnique shipment identifier
customer_idINTCustomer associated with the shipment
shipment_dateDATEDate the shipment was recorded
shipment_volumeNUMERIC(12,2)Shipment volume in cubic metres
Tablescustomersshipments
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