Remarketing is the selling of surplus material back to the supplier. Suppliers frequently buy back used equipment to protect proprietary technology and prevent competition from being able to sell identical material. Potential revenue realized by remarketing will be compared with potential revenue realized by reselling. After a Price Analysis has been conducted, the results will be communicated to the client, and a plan will be selected. When remarketing is part of the preliminary plan, purchase/SCM teams must ensure that Provision 2-8: Investment Recovery is included in the solicitation.