Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) is an organized way tp conduct lauout planning. It consists of a layout of framework of phases, a pattern of procedures, and a set of conventions for identifying, rating and visualizing the elements and areas involved in planning a layout.

The layout planning of any facilities rearrangement involve creating a general overall layout and subsequently, a detailed layout plan for each portion of the generall layout. In both cases the pattern followed is essentially the same.

Every layout rests on the three fundamentals:

1. Relationships - the relative degree of closeness desired or required among things
2. Space - the amount, kind, and shape or configuration of the things being laid out
3. Adjustment - the arrangement of things into a realistic best fit

These three fundamentals are aways the heart of any layout planning project, regardless of products, processes, or size of the project.