Does 'Machines are laid out in a manner that speeds up shuttling a bin of garment bundles from operator to operator.' stand independently of the premise 'The manner in which the machines are laid out helps to speed the process along.', neither following nor contradicting it?
Machines are laid out in a manner that speeds up shuttling a bin of garment bundles from operator to operator.###The manner in which the machines are laid out helps to speed the process along.