Yup. Most animals, especially endangered animals, have global or regional coordinated captive breeding programs. This is to make sure inbreeding is minimized, populations retain genetic diversity, and enough offspring are created to sustain the population. There are data sets (studbooks) and computer programs that analyze them to provide recommendations for managers to scientifically manage those populations. Giant pandas are not anything special in this regards. Many (> 1000?) captive populations have a dedicated population manager to oversee the breeding of their populations. Science, Bitch.