Reliability of an electronic package is predicted based on material type,
shape and dimensions of the package and conditions for assessment
thereof, and a modeling unit creates a simulation model based thereon. An
executing unit uses the simulation model to execute a simulation under
designated conditions and results of the simulation are stored in a
database. The stored simulation is assessed according to the assessment
criteria and the assessment results are stored in a database. A
generating unit generates, as an assessment expression, an approximate
expression which infers the results of assessment from the inputted
parameters, on the assumption that a predetermined amount of results of
assessment is preserved. An assessment predicting unit outputs the
results of an assessment of a package in which an assessment expression
has already been established, by using the assessment expression.