The core factors influencing production levels in manufacturing enterprises under the empowerment of the Industrial Internet and their mechanisms of action was investigated. Using grounded theory and the Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP), key factors were systematically identified that enhance production levels in manufacturing enterprises empowered by the Industrial Internet. Supported by grounded theory, in-depth interviews and open coding were conducted to initially extract the main influencing factors. Subsequently, AHP was applied to perform a weight analysis on these factors, filtering out the most impactful ones. Finally, using a real case study, the mechanism was summarized by which the Industrial Internet empowers the enhancement of production levels in manufacturing enterprises. The results indicate that factors such as operational proficiency, equipment fault warning capability, and data cleansing efficiency significantly promote production levels in manufacturing enterprises under the empowerment of the Industrial Internet. These factors synergistically construct a systematic improvement mechanism. Based on the analysis results, targeted recommendations are provided, offering practical guidance for manufacturing enterprises to more effectively leverage Industrial Internet platforms to improve production levels.

industrial internet  /  production level  /  grounded theory  /  analytic hierarchy process(AHP)  /  influencing factors