Consider Chevrolet. Suppose they buy tires for new cars directly from Goodyear. Goodyear buys wire beads used in the tires from US Bead, company specializing in manufacturing wire beads. US Bead buys raw steel to make its wires from US Steel.

USSteel in this example would be what, in relation to Chevrolet?

Tier $1$ supplier

Tier $2$ supplier

Tier $3$ supplier

Tier $4$ supplier

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In reverse logistics$,$ the role of gatekeeping is

to avoid customer returns

to ensure returned items are accurate and in saleable condition

Transporting returned items from the customer to the warehouse

Managing the inventory of returned items in a warehouse