Abstract: A system and method of improving facility performance and reliability includes the integrated use of feedstock property management, condition-based monitoring (CBM), neural network augmented predictions of the impacts of feedstock properties, and feedstock properties/plant operation databases used for machine learning applications. Sensors are used to identify feedstock properties and operating parameters throughout the facility. Understanding how feedstock properties impact facility performance over time allows the system to predict how feedstock properties will impact processing outputs so that adjustments to operating parameters may be made to improve facility performance.

Abstract: Systems and methods, specifically computer implemented systems and methods for determining cost-plus pricing for pharmaceuticals. Specifically, systems and methods which can provide for transparent pricing which helps to provide a reasonable profit for a pharmacy while also generally providing competitive or reduced cost prescriptions to individual patients.

Abstract: A method and system for data packet forwarding is provided. A forwarding information base is stored. The forwarding information base has a first stage with a first lookup key and a second stage with a second lookup key. The first lookup key is a portion of the second lookup key. The first stage is evaluated using the first lookup key forwarding the data packet is forwarded if the first stage evaluation yields a forwarding result. If the first stage evaluation does not yield a forwarding result, the second stage is evaluated using the second lookup key to determine a forwarding result. Such a method and system are suitable for use, among other places, in a network processing unit (“NPU”) in an IPv6 network.