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Combining a multi-criteria evaluation framework with an extended Cobb\u2013Douglas production function, the analysis captures both readiness levels and their translation into output performance. The IoTRIM assessment reveals heterogeneous distributions of strengths across four strategic and technical pillars, with notable disparities between connectivity, data analytics, and interoperability capacities. Monte Carlo simulations under pessimistic, realistic, and optimistic scenarios highlight divergent digital trajectories among enterprises, with some demonstrating accelerated gains from IoT readiness while others face structural bottlenecks in infrastructure and process integration. Hypothesis testing indicates that while a positive and statistically significant relationship between IoT readiness and output is observed in selected cases, this effect is not universal across all enterprises and scenarios. However, the inclusion of IoT readiness consistently improves the explanatory power of the production function models. The findings underline that digital transformation outcomes depend not only on investment scale but also on systemic absorption capacity, including interoperability, data governance, and organizational alignment. 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