Strategy

Buy or Build Tech Solutions? Stellar Embraces Both

This case study details the MRO products distributor's pandemic-born initiative to complement its third-party software solutions with in-house technology, and the ROI gained from the hybrid approach.

September 5, 2024

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Editor’s Note: During MDM’s SHIFT Conference — Sept. 11-13 in Denver — Stellar Industrial Supply Founder, President and CEO John Wiborg will have a Fireside Chat with MDM Executive Editor Mike Hockett, exploring the company’s journey across sales, digital transformation and culture. That conversation will highlight Stellar’s technology build vs. buy approach, which Stellar’s Software Engineering Director, Brett Parkhurst, details in this contributed article below.

Commercial software packages have long been a cornerstone for business efficiency, allowing companies to grow rapidly while…

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