Which of the following statements is most accurate? Facility layout is important for manufacturing plants because facilities layout decisions can have a huge impact on the firm's costs. Most manufacturing firms are turning to an assembly line layout to produce output as efficiently as possible. In a modular layout, workers are assigned a specific station along an assembly line and specialize in performing a specific task. For service firms, the main objective in facility layout usually is to centralize the control of operations.

Which of the following is true about presentation methods for providing training? audiovisual techniques are most effective when they are used alone. mobile technologies include training methods such as on-the-job training, simulations, business games and case studies, behavior modeling, interactive video, and web-based training that require the trainee to be actively involved in learning. the typical users for teleconferencing include employees who are part of a workforce that spends most of its time traveling, visiting customers or various company locations and has limited time available to spend in traditional training activities. webcasting involves classroom instructions that are provided online through live broadcasts. classroom instruction is no longer a popular training method because of new technologies such as interactive video and computer-assisted instruction.