Management Method of processing tool

A management method of a processing tool mounted to a processing apparatus, the management method comprising:

• an information input step of inputting product type information to the processing apparatus when the processing tool is mounted to the processing apparatus, wherein the product type information, displayed on the processing tool or a case of the processing tool, indicates a product type and a serial number;
• operating the processing apparatus to modify a workpiece held by a chuck table, wherein the processing apparatus is a grinding apparatus of a plurality of grinding apparatuses operated at a single manufacturing site, and wherein the processing tool is a grinding wheel;
• and
• a tallying step of counting inputs of serial numbers belonging to each identical product type of
• grinding wheel and tallying a number of uses of the each identical product type in the plurality of grinding apparatuses, wherein the serial numbers are from the information input step, wherein a resulting tally is configured to include more than one use associated with each serial number of the serial numbers,
• wherein order timing of the each identical product type of grinding wheel is determined from the number of uses, and wherein the number of uses of the each identical product type of grinding wheel in the plurality of grinding apparatuses is tallied in the tallying step and the each identical product type of grinding wheel is ordered in bulk.

A management method of a processing tool mounted to a processing apparatus, the management method comprising:

• an information input step of inputting product type information to the processing apparatus when the processing tool is mounted to the processing apparatus, wherein the product type information, displayed on the processing tool or a case of the processing tool, indicates a product type and a serial number;
• operating the processing apparatus to modify a workpiece held by a chuck table, wherein the processing apparatus is a polishing apparatus of a plurality of polishing apparatuses operated at a single manufacturing site, and wherein the processing tool is a polishing pad;
• and
• a tallying step of counting inputs of serial numbers belonging to each identical product type of
• polishing pad and tallying of uses of the each identical product type in the plurality of polishing apparatuses, wherein the serial numbers are from the information input step, wherein a resulting tally is configured to include more than one use associated with each serial number of the serial numbers,
• wherein order timing of the each identical product type of polishing pad is determined from the number of uses, and wherein the number of uses of the each identical product type of polishing pad in the plurality of polishing apparatuses is tallied in the tallying step and the each identical product type of polishing pad is ordered in bulk.