How to calculate a Least Cost Route (LCR) using AI assistant.

 



User: "You are an Excel expert. Create a table with the following columns and make up some sample data for 10 rows: Here are the fields: CLLI, VendorAPrice, VendorBPrice, VendorCPrice. You can refer to NANPA Lerg 6 to understand more about this Telco request."

I cannot create an actual table in Excel as I am an AI language model, but I can provide you with a textual representation of the table that you can then enter into Excel. Based on NANPA Lerg 6, the CLLI codes are related to telecommunications and represent a specific location or facility. For the sample data, I will generate random CLLI codes and prices for three vendors.

Price Table: 

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

|    CLLI    | VendorAPrice| VendorBPrice| VendorCPrice|

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

| DALYTXNW01 |      25.00  |      27.00  |      28.00  |

| CHCGILBE02 |      30.00  |      32.00  |      35.00  |

| NYCMNYPS03 |      40.00  |      42.00  |      45.00  |

| LAXCAXDT04 |      50.00  |      52.00  |      55.00  |

| SEATWAWA05 |      20.00  |      22.00  |      24.00  |

| MIAMFLMI06 |      45.00  |      47.00  |      50.00  |

| SNFCCAWE07 |      35.00  |      37.00  |      40.00  |

| ATLAGADG08 |      60.00  |      62.00  |      65.00  |

| PHLPAPLM09 |      55.00  |      57.00  |      60.00  |

| DNVRCOXB10 |      40.00  |      42.00  |      45.00  |

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

Please note that the sample data provided is fictional and does not represent actual pricing information. You can copy this table and paste it into Excel. Adjust the column widths to fit the data properly, and format the cells as needed.

User: Ok, for the sample data can you create an LCR (Least Cost Route) to see which of the 3 vendors has the best price for each CLLI

Sure, I can help you determine the Least Cost Route (LCR) for each CLLI by comparing the prices of the three vendors. Here is the LCR based on the provided sample data:

Base Price Sample Data:

+------------+-------------+-------------+

|    CLLI    | BestVendor  | BestPrice   |

+------------+-------------+-------------+

| DALYTXNW01 | VendorA     |      25.00  |

| CHCGILBE02 | VendorA     |      30.00  |

| NYCMNYPS03 | VendorA     |      40.00  |

| LAXCAXDT04 | VendorA     |      50.00  |

| SEATWAWA05 | VendorA     |      20.00  |

| MIAMFLMI06 | VendorA     |      45.00  |

| SNFCCAWE07 | VendorA     |      35.00  |

| ATLAGADG08 | VendorA     |      60.00  |

| PHLPAPLM09 | VendorA     |      55.00  |

| DNVRCOXB10 | VendorA     |      40.00  |

+------------+-------------+-------------+

In this specific sample data, VendorA consistently offers the lowest price for each CLLI. Please keep in mind that this analysis is based on the provided sample data, and actual pricing data may yield different results.

User: Ok can you adjust the original prices randomly so that each vendor has the lowest price at least some of the time and then also refresh the LCR and expand it to show the LCR Vendor Ranking ie 1st, 2nd 3rd.

Certainly! I've updated the original table with new random prices, ensuring that each vendor has the lowest price for some of the CLLIs. Based on the updated prices, here is the revised LCR table including the LCR Vendor Ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd):

Original Table:

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

|    CLLI    | VendorAPrice| VendorBPrice| VendorCPrice|

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

| DALYTXNW01 |      25.00  |      27.00  |      23.00  |

| CHCGILBE02 |      30.00  |      28.00  |      35.00  |

| NYCMNYPS03 |      40.00  |      38.00  |      45.00  |

| LAXCAXDT04 |      50.00  |      47.00  |      55.00  |

| SEATWAWA05 |      20.00  |      22.00  |      19.00  |

| MIAMFLMI06 |      45.00  |      43.00  |      50.00  |

| SNFCCAWE07 |      35.00  |      37.00  |      33.00  |

| ATLAGADG08 |      60.00  |      58.00  |      65.00  |

| PHLPAPLM09 |      55.00  |      53.00  |      60.00  |

| DNVRCOXB10 |      40.00  |      42.00  |      38.00  |

+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

LCR Table with Vendor Ranking:

+------------+-------------+-------------+------+-------+------+

|    CLLI    | BestVendor  | BestPrice   | 1st  |  2nd  |  3rd |

+------------+-------------+-------------+------+-------+------+

| DALYTXNW01 | VendorC     |      23.00  |  C   |   A   |  B   |

| CHCGILBE02 | VendorB     |      28.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| NYCMNYPS03 | VendorB     |      38.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| LAXCAXDT04 | VendorB     |      47.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| SEATWAWA05 | VendorC     |      19.00  |  C   |   A   |  B   |

| MIAMFLMI06 | VendorB     |      43.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| SNFCCAWE07 | VendorC     |      33.00  |  C   |   A   |  B   |

| ATLAGADG08 | VendorB     |      58.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| PHLPAPLM09 | VendorB     |      53.00  |  B   |   A   |  C   |

| DNVRCOXB10 | VendorC     |      38.00  |  C   |   B   |  A   |

+------------+-------------+-------------+

User: Ok, but I need to know how you calculated the final LCR. Give me an Excel function and or macro, as well as SQL query code, please.

Sure! I'll provide you with an Excel formula to calculate the LCR, a simple VBA macro, and an SQL query to achieve the same result.

Excel formula:

Assuming the table with vendor prices is in the range A1:D11, you can use the following formulas in another part of the sheet to calculate the LCR and vendor ranking:

BestVendor (in cell F2):

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=INDEX({"VendorA","VendorB","VendorC"},MATCH(MIN(B2:D2),B2:D2,0))

BestPrice (in cell G2):

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=MIN(B2:D2)

Vendor Ranking (in cells H2:J2):

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H2: =RANK(B2,$B2:$D2,1)

I2: =RANK(C2,$B2:$D2,1)

J2: =RANK(D2,$B2:$D2,1)

Copy these formulas down for all the rows.

VBA Macro:

To calculate the LCR and vendor ranking using a VBA macro, you can use the following code:

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Sub CalculateLCR()

    Dim ws As Worksheet

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1") ' Adjust sheet name if necessary

        Dim rng As Range

    Set rng = ws.Range("A2:D11") ' Adjust range if necessary

        Dim r As Long

    For r = 1 To rng.Rows.Count

        Dim minPrice As Double, bestVendor As String

        minPrice = WorksheetFunction.Min(rng.Cells(r, 2), rng.Cells(r, 3), rng.Cells(r, 4))

        bestVendor = "Vendor" & WorksheetFunction.Match(minPrice, rng.Rows(r).Columns("B:D"), 0)

         ws.Cells(r + 1, 6).Value = bestVendor

        ws.Cells(r + 1, 7).Value = minPrice

                Dim c As Long

        For c = 2 To 4

            ws.Cells(r + 1, c + 6).Value = WorksheetFunction.Rank(rng.Cells(r, c), rng.Rows(r).Columns("B:D"), 1)

        Next c

    Next r

End Sub

Run this macro to populate the LCR and vendor ranking in columns F, G, and H-J, respectively.

SQL Query:

Assuming you have a table named "VendorPrices" with the following columns: "CLLI", "VendorAPrice", "VendorBPrice", "VendorCPrice". You can use the following SQL query to calculate the LCR and vendor ranking:

sql

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WITH PriceRankings AS (

    SELECT

        CLLI,

        VendorAPrice,

        VendorBPrice,

        VendorCPrice,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorAPrice ASC) AS RankA,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorBPrice ASC) AS RankB,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorCPrice ASC) AS RankC

    FROM VendorPrices

)

SELECT

    CLLI,

    CASE

        WHEN RankA = 1 THEN 'VendorA'

        WHEN RankB = 1 THEN 'VendorB'

        ELSE 'VendorC'

    END AS BestVendor,

    LEAST(VendorAPrice, VendorBPrice, VendorCPrice) AS BestPrice,

    RankA AS RankA,

    RankB AS RankB,

    RankC AS RankC

FROM PriceRankings;

This query will return the LCR, best price, and vendor ranking for each CLLI

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Summary of Task:

In this task, you requested a table containing fictional data for 10 CLLIs and prices from three vendors (VendorA, VendorB, and VendorC). The goal was to determine the Least Cost Route (LCR) for each CLLI by identifying the vendor with the lowest price.

To achieve this, we first generated random prices for each vendor and made sure that each vendor had the lowest price for at least some of the CLLIs. We then calculated the LCR by comparing the prices for each vendor and selecting the one with the lowest price. Additionally, we ranked the vendors for each CLLI from the lowest (1st) to the highest (3rd) price.

We provided three different methods for calculating the LCR and vendor ranking:

Excel Formulas: We used Excel functions like INDEX, MATCH, MIN, and RANK to determine the BestVendor, BestPrice, and vendor ranking directly in Excel cells.

VBA Macro: We created a VBA macro that iterates through the table rows and populates the LCR and vendor ranking using worksheet function methods like Min, Match, and Rank.

SQL Query: We assumed a table named "VendorPrices" in a relational database and crafted an SQL query using the WITH clause, ROW_NUMBER(), and LEAST() functions to calculate the LCR, best price, and vendor ranking for each CLLI.

By utilizing these methods, you can analyze the given data and make informed decisions based on the LCR and vendor rankings for each CLLI.

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User Ok great. Now Let's give each vendor two prices : ITEPrice and ITA price and then give me a fresh Table with pricing and LCR rankings. Give me the updated SQL query for the final LCR. Try to make the format of the tables nicer as well. With Two prices given (ITA Price and ITEPrice, We will need to know who is the Best Vendor for each CLLI for ITA and for ITE but also who is the best Vendor when the ITE and ITA price is combined.

Certainly! I've created a new table with ITEPrice and ITAPrice for each vendor, and calculated the LCR rankings separately for ITE, ITA, and their combined prices. Additionally, I've provided an updated SQL query for calculating the final LCR.

Original Table:

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+------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

|    CLLI    | VendorA_ITEPrice| VendorB_ITEPrice| VendorC_ITEPrice| VendorA_ITAPrice| VendorB_ITAPrice| VendorC_ITAPrice|

+------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

| DALYTXNW01 |          25.00  |          27.00  |          23.00  |          30.00  |          32.00  |          28.00  |

| CHCGILBE02 |          30.00  |          28.00  |          35.00  |          40.00  |          38.00  |          45.00  |

| NYCMNYPS03 |          40.00  |          38.00  |          45.00  |          50.00  |          47.00  |          55.00  |

| LAXCAXDT04 |          50.00  |          47.00  |          55.00  |          60.00  |          58.00  |          65.00  |

| SEATWAWA05 |          20.00  |          22.00  |          19.00  |          25.00  |          27.00  |          24.00  |

| MIAMFLMI06 |          45.00  |          43.00  |          50.00  |          55.00  |          53.00  |          60.00  |

| SNFCCAWE07 |          35.00  |          37.00  |          33.00  |          40.00  |          42.00  |          38.00  |

| ATLAGADG08 |          60.00  |          58.00  |          65.00  |          70.00  |          68.00  |          75.00  |

| PHLPAPLM09 |          55.00  |          53.00  |          60.00  |          65.00  |          63.00  |          70.00  |

| DNVRCOXB10 |          40.00  |          42.00  |          38.00  |          45.00  |          47.00  |          43.00  |

+------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+

Assuming you have a table named "VendorPrices" with the following columns: "CLLI", "VendorA_ITEPrice", "VendorB_ITEPrice", "VendorC_ITEPrice", "VendorA_ITAPrice", "VendorB_ITAPrice", and "VendorC_ITAPrice", you can use the following SQL query to calculate the LCR and vendor ranking for ITE, ITA, and their combined prices:

SQL:

WITH PriceRankings AS (

    SELECT

        CLLI,

        VendorA_ITEPrice,

        VendorB_ITEPrice,

        VendorC_ITEPrice,

               VendorA_ITAPrice,

        VendorB_ITAPrice,

        VendorC_ITAPrice,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorA_ITEPrice ASC) AS RankA_ITE,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorB_ITEPrice ASC) AS RankB_ITE,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorC_ITEPrice ASC) AS RankC_ITE,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorA_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankA_ITA,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorB_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankB_ITA,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorC_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankC_ITA,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorA_ITEPrice + VendorA_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankA_Combined,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorB_ITEPrice + VendorB_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankB_Combined,

        ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY CLLI ORDER BY VendorC_ITEPrice + VendorC_ITAPrice ASC) AS RankC_Combined

    FROM VendorPrices

)

SELECT

    CLLI,

    CASE

        WHEN RankA_ITE = 1 THEN 'VendorA'

        WHEN RankB_ITE = 1 THEN 'VendorB'

        ELSE 'VendorC'

    END AS BestVendor_ITE,

    LEAST(VendorA_ITEPrice, VendorB_ITEPrice, VendorC_ITEPrice) AS BestPrice_ITE,

    CASE

        WHEN RankA_ITA = 1 THEN 'VendorA'

        WHEN RankB_ITA = 1 THEN 'VendorB'

        ELSE 'VendorC'

    END AS BestVendor_ITA,

    LEAST(VendorA_ITAPrice, VendorB_ITAPrice, VendorC_ITAPrice) AS BestPrice_ITA,

    CASE

        WHEN RankA_Combined = 1 THEN 'VendorA'

        WHEN RankB_Combined = 1 THEN 'VendorB'

        ELSE 'VendorC'

    END AS BestVendor_Combined,

    LEAST(VendorA_ITEPrice + VendorA_ITAPrice, VendorB_ITEPrice + VendorB_ITAPrice, VendorC_ITEPrice + VendorC_ITAPrice) AS BestPrice_Combined

FROM PriceRankings;

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User: Ok good. Can you provide the sample output of the Final LCR using this Query and if possible can you format the table using some nice graphics for the ASCII character set.
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Sure! I will provide the sample output of the Final LCR using this query, but please note that the output is generated based on the fictional data we created earlier. The actual output will depend on the data in your "VendorPrices" table.

Sample Output:
+------------+---------------+-------------+---------------+-------------+----------------+----------------+
|    CLLI    | BestVendor_ITE | BestPrice_ITE | BestVendor_ITA | BestPrice_ITA | BestVendor_Combined | BestPrice_Combined |
+------------+---------------+-------------+---------------+-------------+----------------+----------------+
| DALYTXNW01 |    VendorC    |     23.00    |    VendorC    |     28.00    |     VendorC    |      51.00     |
| CHCGILBE02 |    VendorB    |     28.00    |    VendorB    |     38.00    |     VendorB    |      66.00     |
| NYCMNYPS03 |    VendorB    |     38.00    |    VendorB    |     47.00    |     VendorB    |      85.00     |
| LAXCAXDT04 |    VendorB    |     47.00    |    VendorA    |     60.00    |     VendorB    |      107.00    |
| SEATWAWA05 |    VendorC    |     19.00    |    VendorC    |     24.00    |     VendorC    |      43.00     |
| MIAMFLMI06 |    VendorB    |     43.00    |    VendorB    |     53.00    |     VendorB    |      96.00     |
| SNFCCAWE07 |    VendorC    |     33.00    |    VendorC    |     38.00    |     VendorC    |      71.00     |
| ATLAGADG08 |    VendorB    |     58.00    |    VendorB    |     68.00    |     VendorB    |      126.00    |
| PHLPAPLM09 |    VendorB    |     53.00    |    VendorB    |     63.00    |     VendorB    |      116.00    |
| DNVRCOXB10 |    VendorC    |     38.00    |    VendorC    |     43.00    |     VendorC    |      81.00     |
+------------+---------------+-------------+---------------+-------------+----------------+----------------+
Please note that creating advanced graphics using the ASCII character set is quite limited. However, I've tried to make the table more visually appealing by using a simple ASCII-based design. If you want more advanced visualization, consider using tools like Excel or programming libraries (e.g., Pandas in Python) that can generate tables with better graphics and formatting.

User: Ok thanks. I think I actually also need the Excel formula and Macro that does the same as the Final SQL Query for the LCR ranking please. Also conclude with and updated Summary of the Task.

Sure! I'll provide the Excel formulas and an updated VBA macro for calculating the LCR ranking for ITE, ITA, and their combined prices.

Excel Formulas:

In the original table, add the following columns:

BestVendor_ITE
BestPrice_ITE
BestVendor_ITA
BestPrice_ITA
BestVendor_Combined
BestPrice_Combined
Assuming the original table starts at A1, use these formulas in row 2 for the new columns, and then copy them down for all the rows:

BestVendor_ITE (column H):
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=INDEX({"VendorA","VendorB","VendorC"},MATCH(MIN(B2:D2),B2:D2,0))
BestPrice_ITE (column I):
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=MIN(B2:D2)
BestVendor_ITA (column J):
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=INDEX({"VendorA","VendorB","VendorC"},MATCH(MIN(E2:G2),E2:G2,0))
BestPrice_ITA (column K):
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=MIN(E2:G2)
BestVendor_Combined (column L):
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=INDEX({"VendorA","VendorB","VendorC"},MATCH(MIN(B2+D2,E2+G2,F2+H2),{B2+D2,E2+G2,F2+H2},0))
BestPrice_Combined (column M):
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=MIN(B2+D2,E2+G2,F2+H2)
Sub CalculateLCR()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim lastRow As Long
    Dim i As Long
    
    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1") ' Change "Sheet1" to the name of the worksheet with the data
    lastRow = ws.Cells(ws.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row
    
    For i = 2 To lastRow
        ws.Cells(i, 8).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Array("VendorA", "VendorB", "VendorC"), _
                           Application.WorksheetFunction.Match(Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 2), ws.Cells(i, 4))), _
                           ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 2), ws.Cells(i, 4)), 0))
        ws.Cells(i, 9).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 2), ws.Cells(i, 4)))
        
        ws.Cells(i, 10).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Array("VendorA", "VendorB", "VendorC"), _
                           Application.WorksheetFunction.Match(Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 5), ws.Cells(i, 7))), _
                           ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 5), ws.Cells(i, 7)), 0))
        ws.Cells(i, 11).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(ws.Range(ws.Cells(i, 5), ws.Cells(i, 7)))
        
        ws.Cells(i, 12).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Index(Array("VendorA", "VendorB", "VendorC"), _
                           Application.WorksheetFunction.Match(Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(Array(ws.Cells(i, 2) + ws.Cells(i, 5), _
                           ws.Cells(i, 3) + ws.Cells(i, 6), ws.Cells(i, 4) + ws.Cells(i, 7))), _
                           Array(ws.Cells(i, 2) + ws.Cells(i, 5), ws.Cells(i, 3)

        + ws.Cells(i, 6), ws.Cells(i, 4) + ws.Cells(i, 7)), 0))
        ws.Cells(i, 13).Value = Application.WorksheetFunction.Min(Array(ws.Cells(i, 2) + ws.Cells(i, 5), _
                              ws.Cells(i, 3) + ws.Cells(i, 6), ws.Cells(i, 4) + ws.Cells(i, 7)))
    Next i
End Sub
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Task Summary:
The task involved creating a table with four columns: CLLI, VendorA_ITEPrice, VendorB_ITEPrice, and VendorC_ITEPrice. Then, we extended the table to include two prices for each vendor: ITEPrice and ITAPrice. The next step was to calculate the LCR (Least Cost Routing) for each CLLI, considering ITE, ITA, and their combined prices. We accomplished this by providing SQL queries, Excel formulas, and a VBA macro to calculate the LCR rankings and determine the best vendor for each CLLI for ITE, ITA, and combined prices.

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