Process planning and facilities management layouts are an important part of production management. The three basic layouts are: process layout, product layout, and fixed-position layout. What factors can impact a company's decision to employ batch, mass, or continuous production? Are these factors consistent in specific industries? Please explain the project scheduling project scheduling basically means providing milestones for the completion of tasks involved in a project. Do time, cost, and communication impact the ability of keeping a project on schedule? Explain your response.