diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.js
index 1dcdba459234..9ceb0ac81b9d 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
-var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major-string' );
 var stride2offset = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/stride2offset' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Complex64Array} A - input matrix
@@ -67,24 +66,24 @@ function cindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var sa1;
 	var sa2;
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
+		sa1 = LDA;
+		sa2 = 1;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
+		sa1 = 1;
+		sa2 = LDA;
 	}
 	if ( LDA < max( 1, s ) ) {
 		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Fifth argument must be greater than or equal to max(1,%d). Value: `%d`.', max( 1, s ), LDA ) );
 	}
-	if ( isColumnMajor( order ) ) {
-		sa1 = 1;
-		sa2 = LDA;
-	} else { // order === 'row-major'
-		sa1 = LDA;
-		sa2 = 1;
-	}
 	return ndarray( M, N, A, sa1, sa2, 0, x, strideX, stride2offset( M, strideX ), workspace, strideW, stride2offset( N, strideW ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.native.js
index 9e3681d579b8..8cf1d3ff0868 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/cindex-of-column/lib/cindex_of_column.native.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
 var reinterpret = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-complex64' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Complex64Array} A - input matrix
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 */
 function cindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.js
index 6ff35470c6bf..18ca8e553a01 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
-var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major-string' );
 var stride2offset = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/stride2offset' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Float64Array} A - input matrix
@@ -67,24 +66,24 @@ function dindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var sa1;
 	var sa2;
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
+		sa1 = LDA;
+		sa2 = 1;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
+		sa1 = 1;
+		sa2 = LDA;
 	}
 	if ( LDA < max( 1, s ) ) {
 		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Fifth argument must be greater than or equal to max(1,%d). Value: `%d`.', s, LDA ) );
 	}
-	if ( isColumnMajor( order ) ) {
-		sa1 = 1;
-		sa2 = LDA;
-	} else { // order === 'row-major'
-		sa1 = LDA;
-		sa2 = 1;
-	}
 	return ndarray( M, N, A, sa1, sa2, 0, x, strideX, stride2offset( M, strideX ), workspace, strideW, stride2offset( N, strideW ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.native.js
index 36ab6c8caa9f..f77ff662fe1d 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/dindex-of-column/lib/dindex_of_column.native.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var resolveOrder = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-enum' );
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Float64Array} A - input matrix
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 */
 function dindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
index 76deffae2a71..e34a0bb17eaf 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/gindex-of-column/lib/main.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
-var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major-string' );
 var stride2offset = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/stride2offset' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ var base = require( './base.js' );
 *
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Collection} A - input matrix
@@ -60,24 +59,24 @@ function gindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX ) {
 	var sa1;
 	var sa2;
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
+		sa1 = LDA;
+		sa2 = 1;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
+		sa1 = 1;
+		sa2 = LDA;
 	}
 	if ( LDA < max( 1, s ) ) {
 		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Fifth argument must be greater than or equal to max(1,%d). Value: `%d`.', s, LDA ) );
 	}
-	if ( isColumnMajor( order ) ) {
-		sa1 = 1;
-		sa2 = LDA;
-	} else { // order === 'row-major'
-		sa1 = LDA;
-		sa2 = 1;
-	}
 	return base( M, N, A, sa1, sa2, 0, x, strideX, stride2offset( M, strideX ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
index 9ec5cdeab99f..c67f750696a3 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
-var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major-string' );
 var stride2offset = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/stride2offset' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Float32Array} A - input matrix
@@ -67,24 +66,24 @@ function sindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var sa1;
 	var sa2;
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
+		sa1 = LDA;
+		sa2 = 1;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
+		sa1 = 1;
+		sa2 = LDA;
 	}
 	if ( LDA < max( 1, s ) ) {
 		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Fifth argument must be greater than or equal to max(1,%d). Value: `%d`.', max( 1, s ), LDA ) );
 	}
-	if ( isColumnMajor( order ) ) {
-		sa1 = 1;
-		sa2 = LDA;
-	} else { // order === 'row-major'
-		sa1 = LDA;
-		sa2 = 1;
-	}
 	return ndarray( M, N, A, sa1, sa2, 0, x, strideX, stride2offset( M, strideX ), workspace, strideW, stride2offset( N, strideW ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.native.js
index cb9b6c17231d..d0543510dadd 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/sindex-of-column/lib/sindex_of_column.native.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var resolveOrder = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-enum' );
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Float32Array} A - input matrix
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 */
 function sindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.js
index 201caa5c3551..1a005d5b7eb8 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.js
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
-var isColumnMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-column-major-string' );
 var stride2offset = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/stride2offset' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
 var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ var ndarray = require( './ndarray.js' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Complex128Array} A - input matrix
@@ -67,24 +66,24 @@ function zindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var sa1;
 	var sa2;
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
+		sa1 = LDA;
+		sa2 = 1;
 	} else {
 		s = M;
+		sa1 = 1;
+		sa2 = LDA;
 	}
 	if ( LDA < max( 1, s ) ) {
 		throw new RangeError( format( 'invalid argument. Fifth argument must be greater than or equal to max(1,%d). Value: `%d`.', max( 1, s ), LDA ) );
 	}
-	if ( isColumnMajor( order ) ) {
-		sa1 = 1;
-		sa2 = LDA;
-	} else { // order === 'row-major'
-		sa1 = LDA;
-		sa2 = 1;
-	}
 	return ndarray( M, N, A, sa1, sa2, 0, x, strideX, stride2offset( M, strideX ), workspace, strideW, stride2offset( N, strideW ) ); // eslint-disable-line max-len
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.native.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.native.js
index 794ef0dc3bbf..1b5ec754926b 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.native.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/blas/ext/base/zindex-of-column/lib/zindex_of_column.native.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 // MODULES //
 
-var isLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/assert/is-layout' );
+var resolveLayout = require( '@stdlib/blas/base/layout-resolve-str' );
 var isRowMajor = require( '@stdlib/ndarray/base/assert/is-row-major-string' );
 var reinterpret = require( '@stdlib/strided/base/reinterpret-complex128' );
 var max = require( '@stdlib/math/base/special/fast/max' );
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 * -   If the function is provided an empty matrix or if the function is unable to find a matching column, the function returns `-1` (i.e., an invalid index).
 * -   The `workspace` array is only applicable when an input matrix is stored in row-major order. When the matrix is stored in column-major order, the workspace array is ignored.
 *
-* @param {string} order - storage layout
+* @param {(integer|string)} order - storage layout
 * @param {PositiveInteger} M - number of rows in `A`
 * @param {PositiveInteger} N - number of columns in `A`
 * @param {Complex128Array} A - input matrix
@@ -65,10 +65,13 @@ var addon = require( './../src/addon.node' );
 */
 function zindexOfColumn( order, M, N, A, LDA, x, strideX, workspace, strideW ) {
 	var s;
-	if ( !isLayout( order ) ) {
+	var l;
+
+	l = resolveLayout( order );
+	if ( l === null ) {
 		throw new TypeError( format( 'invalid argument. First argument must be a valid order. Value: `%s`.', order ) );
 	}
-	if ( isRowMajor( order ) ) {
+	if ( isRowMajor( l ) ) {
 		s = N;
 	} else {
 		s = M;