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+package jsprit.core.util;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import jsprit.core.algorithm.state.UpdateActivityTimes;
+import jsprit.core.problem.cost.TransportTime;
+import jsprit.core.problem.driver.DriverImpl;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Job;
+import jsprit.core.problem.job.Service;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.RouteActivityVisitor;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.VehicleRoute;
+import jsprit.core.problem.solution.route.activity.TourActivity;
+
+public class RouteUtils {
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns total service time, i.e. sum of service time of each job.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static double calculateServiceTime(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes) {
+		double serviceTime = 0.;
+		for(VehicleRoute r : routes){
+			for(Job j : r.getTourActivities().getJobs()){
+				serviceTime += ((Service)j).getServiceDuration();
+			}
+		}
+		return serviceTime;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns total transport time.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 * @param transportTimes
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static double calculateTransportTime(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes, TransportTime transportTimes) {
+		double tpTime = 0.;
+		for(VehicleRoute r : routes){
+			TourActivity lastact = r.getStart();
+			double lastActDepTime = r.getDepartureTime();
+			for(TourActivity act : r.getActivities()){
+				tpTime += transportTimes.getTransportTime(lastact.getLocationId(), act.getLocationId(), lastActDepTime, DriverImpl.noDriver(), r.getVehicle());
+				lastact=act;
+				lastActDepTime=act.getEndTime();
+			}
+			tpTime+=transportTimes.getTransportTime(lastact.getLocationId(), r.getEnd().getLocationId(), lastActDepTime, DriverImpl.noDriver(), r.getVehicle());
+		}
+		return tpTime;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns total waiting time.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static double calculateWaitingTime(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes) {
+		double waitingTime = 0.;
+		for(VehicleRoute r : routes){
+			for(TourActivity act : r.getActivities()){
+				waitingTime += Math.max(0., act.getTheoreticalEarliestOperationStartTime() - act.getArrTime());
+			}
+		}
+		return waitingTime;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Returns total operation time.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static double calulateOperationTime(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes) {
+		double opTime = 0.;
+		for(VehicleRoute r : routes){
+			opTime += r.getEnd().getArrTime() - r.getDepartureTime();
+		}
+		return opTime;
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Updates activity arrival/end-times of activities in specified route.
+	 * 
+	 * @param route
+	 * @param transportTimes
+	 */
+	public static void updateActivityTimes(VehicleRoute route, TransportTime transportTimes){
+		new RouteActivityVisitor().addActivityVisitor(new UpdateActivityTimes(transportTimes)).visit(route);
+	}
+
+}