Facility layout plays an important role in the performance of manufacturing systems.
Firstly, this paper describes the derivations and classification of facility layout problem (FLP). The
concepts of static facility layout problem (SFLP), dynamic facility layout problem (DFLP) and
robust layout problem are introduced, and their main performance characteristics are compared
with each other. Then, the procedure of rearrangement costs in DFLP is proposed. Some main
characteristics of SFLP and DFLP, DFLP and robust layout are compared respectively. Lastly, the
difference and connection among SFLP, DFLP and robust layout are analyzed. The research results
indicate that the dynamic facility layout and robust layout are suitable for the dynamic and
changeable manufacturing systems. The method for development of DFLP and its implementation
are presented based on SFLP and robust layout.