A NEW LOOK AT THE PROJECTED GRADIENT METHOD FOR EQULIBRIUM ASSIGNMENT Michael Florian 1,2 , Isabelle Constantin 2 and Dan Florian 2 1. CIRRELT, University of Montreal 2. INRO, Montreal, Canada Michael Florian* CIRRELT University of Montreal P.O. Box 6128, Station “Center Ville” Montreal, Quebec H3C3J7 Canada Tel : 514 8273672 Fax : 514 487 2446 Email : mike@crt.umontreal.ca Isabelle Constantin INRO 5160 Decarie Blvd, Suite 610 Montreal, Quebec H3X2H9 Canada Tel : 514 369 2023 Fax: 514 369 2026 Email: zabelle@inro.ca Dan Florian INRO 5160 Decarie Blvd, Suite 610 Montreal, Quebec H3X2H9 Canada Tel : 514 369 2023 Fax: 514 369 2026 Email: dan@inro.ca • Corresponding author • Word count 3867+ 6 figures =5367 1