Patent ID: 8639129

Claim:
A printing system including a management apparatus for managing replacement according to a consumption degree of a consumable of an image forming apparatus using a new consumable or a reuse consumable, the printing system comprising: a determination unit configured to determine which of the new consumable and the reuse consumable to use in a case of replacing the consumable of the image forming apparatus; a notification unit configured to notify that the new consumable or the reuse consumable is to be used for the replacement based on a result of the determination by the determination unit; and an instruction unit configured to instruct a setting to be changed according to the replacement with the reuse consumable from the management apparatus to the image forming apparatus if it is determined by the determination unit that the reuse consumable is to be used, wherein the setting to be instructed by the instruction unit includes execution of calibration when the reuse consumable to be used for the replacement is a photosensitive drum, a change in roller rotation number when the reuse consumable to be used for the replacement is a conveyance roller, and restriction of two-sided printing when the reuse consumable to be used for the replacement is the back side of printed paper.