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Question: Optimizer Hints

Understand how to craft SQL queries using optimizer hints like SEMIJOIN with the FIRSTMATCH strategy to influence execution plans for faster and more predictable results. Learn to write queries that efficiently identify suppliers linked to late deliveries without processing large intermediate datasets.

Question

Given the following structure of the Suppliers table:

Field

Type

SupplierID

int

SupplierName

varchar(50)

Email

varchar(50)

Phone

varchar(15)

Address

varchar(100)

OnTimeDeliveryRate

decimal(5,2)

AvgLeadTime

int

Where, SupplierID is the primary key. The table contains information about suppliers of products.

Also, the following structure of the Product_Suppliers table:

Field

Type

ProductID

int

SupplierID

int

Where, ProductID is the foreign key from Products table and SupplierID is the foreign key from the Suppliers table. The table contains information about suppliers and their ...