Recent advances in dynamic facility layout research

Abstract

It has been nearly two decades since the last major review of the literature in dynamic facility layout. In these intervening years, many advances have been made in modelling as well as in the solution methods. In this study, models and solutions that address the dynamic facility layout problem (DFLP) are examined and categorized. Our review finds that the recent DFLP models consider more complex design features and constraints. Further, only a few DFLP studies have adopted exact methods, while most of the effective algorithms used are heuristics, metaheuristics and hybrid approaches. Future research directions are also identified.