A consumable management device includes a life determining unit that
determines whether a consumable reaching a life end exists in an object
apparatus which operates with a plurality of consumables or not, a stop
process unit that, when the life determining unit determines that a
consumable reaching a life end exists, performs a stop process of
stopping the operation of the object apparatus, an additional replacement
determining unit that, when the object apparatus is to be stopped,
determines whether, in addition to replacement or replenishment of the
consumable, a consumable which is to be replaced or replenished exists or
not, and a notification process unit that, when the additional
replacement determining unit determines that a consumable which is to be
additionally replaced or replenished exists, performs a notification
process of notifying an operator that the consumable which is to be
additionally replaced or replenished is to be replaced or replenished.