Abstract:
A management system for a work machine includes: a work machine that has a communication terminal device with a communication function, a power source supplying power to the communication terminal device, and a switch interposed between the power source and the communication terminal device; and a management device that is capable of communication with the communication terminal device and transmits to the communication terminal device a request instruction for execution of a process for enabling the communication, wherein the communication terminal device, upon receipt of the request instruction from the management device, continues to receive power supply from the power source until after a lapse of a predetermined period of time since the switch turns from the on position to the off position.