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Top Manufacturing Lines Query
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Top Manufacturing Lines Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify the top-performing manufacturing lines based on monthly throughput and error rates.

Use the provided manufacturing line and production record data. Return the two highest-throughput lines for each month with their calculated error rates and performance rank.

Output

  1. One row per selected manufacturing line and month.
  2. Columns: month_start, line_name, monthly_throughput, error_rate_pct, and performance_rank.
  3. Include only the top two lines per month, ordered by month_start, then performance_rank, then line_name.

Schema

manufacturing_lines
ColumnTypeDescription
line_idPKINTUnique manufacturing line identifier
line_nameVARCHAR(100)Manufacturing line name
facility_codeVARCHAR(20)Facility code where the line operates
production_records
ColumnTypeDescription
record_idPKINTUnique production record identifier
line_idINTManufacturing line associated with the record
production_dateDATEDate of production activity
units_completedINTNumber of units completed
error_countINTNumber of production errors
Tablesmanufacturing_linesproduction_records
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