An objective of the present invention is to enable the use of identification information, which is usable in a traceability system, in the management of a machine for manufacturing a package material. Provided is a management system of a manufacturing machine for manufacturing a package material which is usable in the distribution of articles, the system including: printing devices for, in a process of manufacturing a package material, printing on the package material unique identification information which is usable in traceability in the distribution of articles; identification information reading devices which are installed downstream of the printing devices for reading the identification information; and machine management devices for acquiring individual characteristic information of the package material, and managing the manufacturing machine on the basis of machine management information in which the acquired individual characteristic information is associated with the identification information read by the identification information reading devices.