INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING : THEORY APPLICATIONS AND PRACTICE, cilt.29, sa.5, ss.649-670, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)
It is very important to increase the efficiency of humanitarian logistics (HL) operations during the post-disaster phase in order
to avoid human and economic losses. In this paper, two mathematical models have been developed to fulfill the educational
needs of refugees in developing countries. Two different policies based on additional placement or planning of a doubleshifting system in existing schools and opening new temporary education centers in terms of efficient use of scarce resources
(funds) and enrollment of more refugees into the education system have been examined. The proposed models have been
shown in a real-life case. In the first model, 1130 children cannot access education because of the capacity constraints and
maximum coverage distance, while in the second model, the number of unschooled children is increased by 426. Results
show that the main problems are the capacity shortage in existing schools and the insufficient budget for opening new schools.