A system which manages a plurality of semiconductor exposure apparatuses holds
TIS information representing the characteristics of the respective semiconductor
exposure apparatuses. In a semiconductor exposure apparatus, a parameter value
is optimized on the basis of AGA measurement results obtained using a set parameter
value and another parameter value and AGA measurement estimation results obtained
by virtually changing the parameter value. Whether to reflect the optimized parameter
value in another exposure device is decided on the basis of the TIS information.
If it is decided to reflect the optimized parameter value, the parameter value
of another semiconductor exposure apparatus is optimized by the optimized parameter
value. In this manner, the optimization result of a parameter value by a given
exposure device can be properly reflected in another exposure device, realizing
efficient parameter value setting.