diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
index b282e69b..262a01f4 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/algorithm/io/TestAlgorithmReader.java
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package jsprit.core.algorithm.io;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-
 import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategy;
 import jsprit.core.algorithm.SearchStrategyModule;
 import jsprit.core.algorithm.VehicleRoutingAlgorithm;
@@ -42,11 +36,16 @@ import jsprit.core.problem.io.VrpXMLReader;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
 import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
 import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.VehicleRoute;
-
 import org.apache.commons.configuration.ConfigurationException;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
 
 public class TestAlgorithmReader {
 	
@@ -242,5 +241,19 @@ public class TestAlgorithmReader {
 		}
 		assertEquals(3, nOfModules);
 	}
+
+    @Test
+    public void readerTest_whenReadingAlgoWithSchemaValidation_itReadsCorrectly(){
+        AlgorithmConfig algoConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
+        new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algoConfig).read("src/test/resources/algorithmConfig.xml");
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void readerTest_whenReadingAlgoWithSchemaValidationWithoutIterations_itReadsCorrectly(){
+        AlgorithmConfig algoConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
+        new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algoConfig).read("src/test/resources/algorithmConfig_withoutIterations.xml");
+
+    }
 	
 }
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/AlgorithmReaderTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/AlgorithmReaderTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 24beca4b..00000000
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/AlgorithmReaderTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2013  Stefan Schroeder
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 
- * version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- * 
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 
- * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- ******************************************************************************/
-package jsprit.core.problem.io;
-
-import jsprit.core.algorithm.io.AlgorithmConfig;
-import jsprit.core.algorithm.io.AlgorithmConfigXmlReader;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-public class AlgorithmReaderTest {
-	
-	@Test
-	public void readerTest_whenReadingAlgoWithSchemaValidation_itReadsCorrectly(){
-		AlgorithmConfig algoConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
-		new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algoConfig).read("src/test/resources/algorithmConfig.xml");
-		
-	}
-	
-	@Test
-	public void readerTest_whenReadingAlgoWithSchemaValidationWithoutIterations_itReadsCorrectly(){
-		AlgorithmConfig algoConfig = new AlgorithmConfig();
-		new AlgorithmConfigXmlReader(algoConfig).read("src/test/resources/algorithmConfig_withoutIterations.xml");
-		
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/ReaderTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/ReaderTest.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a9d1fb06..00000000
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/ReaderTest.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (C) 2013  Stefan Schroeder
- * 
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either 
- * version 3.0 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- * 
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- * 
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public 
- * License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- ******************************************************************************/
-package jsprit.core.problem.io;
-
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem;
-import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder;
-import jsprit.core.problem.io.VrpXMLReader;
-import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
-import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.DeliverShipment;
-import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.PickupService;
-import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.PickupShipment;
-import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TourActivity;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-
-public class ReaderTest {
-	
-
-	@Test
-	public void testRead_ifReaderIsCalled_itReadsSuccessfully(){	 
-		new VrpXMLReader(VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance(), new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>()).read("src/test/resources/lui-shen-solution.xml");
-	}
-	
-	@Test
-	public void testRead_ifReaderIsCalled_itReadsSuccessfullyV2(){	 
-		Builder vrpBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
-		ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
-		new VrpXMLReader(vrpBuilder, solutions).read("src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml");
-		VehicleRoutingProblem vrp = vrpBuilder.build();
-		assertEquals(3,vrp.getJobs().size());
-		assertEquals(1,solutions.size());
-		
-		assertEquals(1,solutions.get(0).getRoutes().size());
-		List<TourActivity> activities = solutions.get(0).getRoutes().iterator().next().getTourActivities().getActivities();
-		assertEquals(4,activities.size());
-		assertTrue(activities.get(0) instanceof PickupService);
-		assertTrue(activities.get(1) instanceof PickupService);
-		assertTrue(activities.get(2) instanceof PickupShipment);
-		assertTrue(activities.get(3) instanceof DeliverShipment);
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReaderTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReaderTest.java
index 67bd1266..30854aa9 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReaderTest.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLReaderTest.java
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.FleetSize;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Service;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Shipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.DeliverShipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.PickupService;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.PickupShipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TourActivity;
 import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.Vehicle;
+import jsprit.core.util.Solutions;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -570,5 +576,47 @@ public class VrpXMLReaderTest {
 		assertEquals(2,vrp.getInitialVehicleRoutes().iterator().next().getActivities().size());
 	}
 
+    @Test
+    public void testRead_ifReaderIsCalled_itReadsSuccessfullyV2(){
+        VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder vrpBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+        ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        new VrpXMLReader(vrpBuilder, solutions).read("src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml");
+        VehicleRoutingProblem vrp = vrpBuilder.build();
+        assertEquals(4,vrp.getJobs().size());
+        assertEquals(1,solutions.size());
 
+        assertEquals(1,solutions.get(0).getRoutes().size());
+        List<TourActivity> activities = solutions.get(0).getRoutes().iterator().next().getTourActivities().getActivities();
+        assertEquals(4,activities.size());
+        assertTrue(activities.get(0) instanceof PickupService);
+        assertTrue(activities.get(1) instanceof PickupService);
+        assertTrue(activities.get(2) instanceof PickupShipment);
+        assertTrue(activities.get(3) instanceof DeliverShipment);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testRead_ifReaderIsCalled_itReadsSuccessfully(){
+        new VrpXMLReader(VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance(), new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>()).read("src/test/resources/lui-shen-solution.xml");
+        assertTrue(true);
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void unassignedJobShouldBeRead(){
+        VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder vrpBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+        ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        new VrpXMLReader(vrpBuilder, solutions).read("src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml");
+
+        VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution = Solutions.bestOf(solutions);
+        assertEquals(1,solution.getUnassignedJobs().size());
+        assertEquals("4",solution.getUnassignedJobs().iterator().next().getId());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void solutionListShouldBeEmpty(){
+        VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder vrpBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+        ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        new VrpXMLReader(vrpBuilder, solutions).read("src/test/resources/finiteVrpforReaderTest.xml");
+        assertTrue(solutions.isEmpty());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLWriterTest.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLWriterTest.java
index 7f8be992..e17a5ef1 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLWriterTest.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/jsprit/core/problem/io/VrpXMLWriterTest.java
@@ -21,15 +21,20 @@ import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder;
 import jsprit.core.problem.VehicleRoutingProblem.FleetSize;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Service;
 import jsprit.core.problem.job.Shipment;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.VehicleRoute;
 import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TimeWindow;
 import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.Vehicle;
 import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.VehicleImpl;
 import jsprit.core.problem.vehicle.VehicleTypeImpl;
 import jsprit.core.util.Coordinate;
+import jsprit.core.util.Solutions;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
@@ -865,4 +870,68 @@ public class VrpXMLWriterTest {
 		assertEquals(2,newVrp.getInitialVehicleRoutes().iterator().next().getActivities().size());
 	}
 
+    @Test
+    public void solutionWithoutUnassignedJobsShouldBeWrittenCorrectly(){
+        Builder builder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+
+        VehicleTypeImpl type1 = VehicleTypeImpl.Builder.newInstance("vehType").addCapacityDimension(0, 20).build();
+        VehicleImpl v1 = VehicleImpl.Builder.newInstance("v1").setStartLocationId("loc").setType(type1).build();
+        builder.addVehicle(v1);
+
+        Service s1 = Service.Builder.newInstance("1").addSizeDimension(0, 1).setLocationId("loc").setServiceTime(2.0).build();
+        Service s2 = Service.Builder.newInstance("2").addSizeDimension(0, 1).setLocationId("loc2").setServiceTime(4.0).build();
+
+        VehicleRoutingProblem vrp = builder.addJob(s1).addJob(s2).build();
+
+        VehicleRoute route = VehicleRoute.Builder.newInstance(v1).addService(s1).addService(s2).build();
+        List<VehicleRoute> routes = new ArrayList<VehicleRoute>();
+        routes.add(route);
+        VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution = new VehicleRoutingProblemSolution(routes,10.);
+        List<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        solutions.add(solution);
+
+        new VrpXMLWriter(vrp, solutions).write(infileName);
+
+        VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder vrpToReadBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+        List<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutionsToRead = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        new VrpXMLReader(vrpToReadBuilder, solutionsToRead).read(infileName);
+
+        assertEquals(1, solutionsToRead.size());
+        assertEquals(10., Solutions.bestOf(solutionsToRead).getCost(),0.01);
+        assertTrue(Solutions.bestOf(solutionsToRead).getUnassignedJobs().isEmpty());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void solutionWithUnassignedJobsShouldBeWrittenCorrectly(){
+        Builder builder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+
+        VehicleTypeImpl type1 = VehicleTypeImpl.Builder.newInstance("vehType").addCapacityDimension(0, 20).build();
+        VehicleImpl v1 = VehicleImpl.Builder.newInstance("v1").setStartLocationId("loc").setType(type1).build();
+        builder.addVehicle(v1);
+
+        Service s1 = Service.Builder.newInstance("1").addSizeDimension(0, 1).setLocationId("loc").setServiceTime(2.0).build();
+        Service s2 = Service.Builder.newInstance("2").addSizeDimension(0, 1).setLocationId("loc2").setServiceTime(4.0).build();
+
+        VehicleRoutingProblem vrp = builder.addJob(s1).addJob(s2).build();
+
+        VehicleRoute route = VehicleRoute.Builder.newInstance(v1).addService(s1).build();
+        List<VehicleRoute> routes = new ArrayList<VehicleRoute>();
+        routes.add(route);
+        VehicleRoutingProblemSolution solution = new VehicleRoutingProblemSolution(routes,10.);
+        solution.getUnassignedJobs().add(s2);
+        List<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        solutions.add(solution);
+
+        new VrpXMLWriter(vrp, solutions).write(infileName);
+
+        VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder vrpToReadBuilder = VehicleRoutingProblem.Builder.newInstance();
+        List<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutionsToRead = new ArrayList<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution>();
+        new VrpXMLReader(vrpToReadBuilder, solutionsToRead).read(infileName);
+
+        assertEquals(1, solutionsToRead.size());
+        assertEquals(10., Solutions.bestOf(solutionsToRead).getCost(),0.01);
+        assertEquals(1, Solutions.bestOf(solutionsToRead).getUnassignedJobs().size());
+        assertEquals("2", Solutions.bestOf(solutionsToRead).getUnassignedJobs().iterator().next().getId());
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml
index 357b5356..1171c3b8 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/finiteVrpWithShipmentsAndSolution.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@
                     </timeWindow>
                </timeWindows>
           </service>
+
+         <service id="4" type="service">
+             <locationId>i(3,9)</locationId>
+             <coord x="10.0" y="10.0"/>
+             <capacity-demand>1</capacity-demand>
+             <duration>0.0</duration>
+             <timeWindows>
+                 <timeWindow>
+                     <start>0.0</start>
+                     <end>4000.0</end>
+                 </timeWindow>
+             </timeWindows>
+         </service>
      </services>
      
      <shipments>
@@ -143,6 +156,9 @@
                          <end>100.0</end>
                     </route>
                </routes>
+              <unassignedJobs>
+                  <job id="4"/>
+              </unassignedJobs>
           </solution>
      </solutions>
     
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/infiniteWriterV2Test.xml b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/infiniteWriterV2Test.xml
index d5236fe7..a0d9b95f 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/infiniteWriterV2Test.xml
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/resources/infiniteWriterV2Test.xml
@@ -6,15 +6,13 @@
      </problemType>
      <vehicles>
           <vehicle>
-               <id>v</id>
-               <typeId>type</typeId>
+               <id>v1</id>
+               <typeId>vehType</typeId>
                <startLocation>
-                    <id>startLoc</id>
-                    <coord x="1.0" y="2.0"/>
+                    <id>loc</id>
                </startLocation>
                <endLocation>
-                    <id>endLoc</id>
-                    <coord x="4.0" y="5.0"/>
+                    <id>loc</id>
                </endLocation>
                <timeSchedule>
                     <start>0.0</start>
@@ -25,19 +23,9 @@
      </vehicles>
      <vehicleTypes>
           <type>
-               <id>type</id>
+               <id>vehType</id>
                <capacity-dimensions>
-                    <dimension index="0">100</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="1">1000</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="2">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="3">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="4">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="5">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="6">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="7">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="8">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="9">0</dimension>
-                    <dimension index="10">10000</dimension>
+                    <dimension index="0">20</dimension>
                </capacity-dimensions>
                <costs>
                     <fixed>0.0</fixed>
@@ -46,4 +34,53 @@
                </costs>
           </type>
      </vehicleTypes>
+     <services>
+          <service id="2" type="service">
+               <locationId>loc2</locationId>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>4.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>1.7976931348623157E308</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+          <service id="1" type="service">
+               <locationId>loc</locationId>
+               <capacity-dimensions>
+                    <dimension index="0">1</dimension>
+               </capacity-dimensions>
+               <duration>2.0</duration>
+               <timeWindows>
+                    <timeWindow>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <end>1.7976931348623157E308</end>
+                    </timeWindow>
+               </timeWindows>
+          </service>
+     </services>
+     <solutions>
+          <solution>
+               <cost>10.0</cost>
+               <routes>
+                    <route>
+                         <driverId>noDriver</driverId>
+                         <vehicleId>v1</vehicleId>
+                         <start>0.0</start>
+                         <act type="service">
+                              <serviceId>1</serviceId>
+                              <arrTime>0.0</arrTime>
+                              <endTime>0.0</endTime>
+                         </act>
+                         <end>0.0</end>
+                    </route>
+               </routes>
+               <unassignedJobs>
+                    <job id="2"/>
+               </unassignedJobs>
+          </solution>
+     </solutions>
 </problem>