diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategy.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategy.java
index e93ca090..5a7bbf18 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategy.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategy.java
@@ -33,15 +33,18 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 public class SearchStrategy {
 	
 	public static class DiscoveredSolution {
+
 		private VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution;
+
 		private boolean accepted;
-		private String strategyName;
+
+		private String strategyId;
 		
-		public DiscoveredSolution(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution,boolean accepted, String strategyName) {
+		public DiscoveredSolution(VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution, boolean accepted, String strategyId) {
 			super();
 			this.solution = solution;
 			this.accepted = accepted;
-			this.strategyName = strategyName;
+			this.strategyId = strategyId;
 		}
 
 		public VehicleRoutingProblemSolution getSolution() {
@@ -52,10 +55,12 @@ public class SearchStrategy {
 			return accepted;
 		}
 
-		@SuppressWarnings("UnusedDeclaration")
+		@Deprecated
         public String getStrategyName() {
-			return strategyName;
+			return strategyId;
 		}
+
+		public String getStrategyId() { return strategyId; }
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ public class SearchStrategy {
 		double costs = solutionCostCalculator.getCosts(lastSolution);
 		lastSolution.setCost(costs);
 		boolean solutionAccepted = solutionAcceptor.acceptSolution(solutions, lastSolution);
-		return new DiscoveredSolution(lastSolution, solutionAccepted, getName());
+		return new DiscoveredSolution(lastSolution, solutionAccepted, getId());
 	}
 
     private String getErrMsg() {
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategyManager.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategyManager.java
index da1eb06b..4396d038 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategyManager.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/SearchStrategyManager.java
@@ -43,22 +43,27 @@ public class SearchStrategyManager {
 		this.random = random;
 	}
 	
-	
 	public List<SearchStrategy> getStrategies() {
 		return Collections.unmodifiableList(strategies);
 	}
 
-
     /**
      * Returns the probabilities.
      * [schroeder (2014.11.21): Now they are actually no propabilities anymore but weights. The resulting probabilities
      * are calculated here with the sum of weights]
      * @return list of probabilities
      */
+	@Deprecated
 	public List<Double> getProbabilities() {
 		return Collections.unmodifiableList(weights);
 	}
-	
+
+	public List<Double> getWeights(){ return Collections.unmodifiableList(weights); }
+
+	public double getWeight(String strategyId){
+		return weights.get(id2index.get(strategyId));
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * adds a new search strategy with a certain weight.
 	 * @param strategy strategy to be added
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithm.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithm.java
index 0b353507..8fa2d250 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithm.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/VehicleRoutingAlgorithm.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithm {
 			SearchStrategy strategy = searchStrategyManager.getRandomStrategy();
 			DiscoveredSolution discoveredSolution = strategy.run(problem, solutions);
             memorizeIfBestEver(discoveredSolution);
-			selectedStrategy(strategy.getId(),searchStrategyManager,problem, solutions);
+			selectedStrategy(discoveredSolution,problem,solutions);
             if(terminationManager.isPrematureBreak(discoveredSolution)){
 				logger.info("premature algorithm termination at iteration "+ (i+1));
 				noIterationsThisAlgoIsRunning = (i+1);
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithm {
     }
 
 
-    private void selectedStrategy(String name, SearchStrategyManager searchStrategyManager, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions) {
-		algoListeners.selectedStrategy(name, searchStrategyManager, problem, solutions);
+    private void selectedStrategy(DiscoveredSolution discoveredSolution, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions) {
+		algoListeners.selectedStrategy(discoveredSolution,problem,solutions);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/StrategySelectedListener.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/StrategySelectedListener.java
index 4f96b60d..9f190c2a 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/StrategySelectedListener.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/StrategySelectedListener.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package jsprit.core.algorithm.listener;
 
-import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategyManager;
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategy;
 import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
 
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 
 public interface StrategySelectedListener extends VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListener{
 
-	void informSelectedStrategy(String strategyId, SearchStrategyManager searchStrategyManager, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions);
+	void informSelectedStrategy(SearchStrategy.DiscoveredSolution discoveredSolution, VehicleRoutingProblem vehicleRoutingProblem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> vehicleRoutingProblemSolutions);
 	
 }
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.java
index f97d6614..2620038f 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/listener/VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package jsprit.core.algorithm.listener;
 
-import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategyManager;
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategy;
 import jsprit.core.algorithm.VehicleRoutingAlgorithm;
 import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ public class VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListeners {
 		}	
 	}
 
-	public void selectedStrategy(String name, SearchStrategyManager searchStrategyManager, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions) {
+	public void selectedStrategy(SearchStrategy.DiscoveredSolution discoveredSolution, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions) {
 		for(PrioritizedVRAListener l : algorithmListeners){
 			if(l.getListener() instanceof StrategySelectedListener){
-				((StrategySelectedListener)l.getListener()).informSelectedStrategy(name, searchStrategyManager, problem, solutions);
+				((StrategySelectedListener)l.getListener()).informSelectedStrategy(discoveredSolution, problem, solutions);
 			}
 		}
 	}