This paper presents model-based methods and algorithms for describing and analyzing complex technological interactions in production process chains for the manufacturing of composite materials and components. The presented holistic approach includes the modeling of the process chain, the construction of suitable designs of experiments, the logging and the collection of experimental and production data, the data analysis, as well as the visualization of analysis results and the deduction of the room of maneuver for production settings. Supported by these methods, the development and the putting into operation of complex process chains will become much more efficient.