A component management system comprises a storage device for storing a plurality of components related to hardware and firmware which are necessary for the development, manufacture, inspection, and the like of a product as a component data base. The hardware and the firmware constituting the product are at the same management level. The system further comprises a management server for managing the component data base. A reception-related client is connected to the management server via a network N and it can take out a predetermined component from the component data base via the network N.