The educational system is 2.5 years. The previous year was the teaching stage of the course. The last year and a half is part of engineering practice. In principle, the engineering practice time should not be less than one and a half years. The total credits are required to complete 30 credits, of which the degree course is not less than 19 credits, and the average GPA of the degree course is not less than 2.0.

Doctoral students majoring in industrial engineering in Shanghai Jiaotong University are guided by dual tutors (school tutors and enterprise tutors). The topic of the paper should come from engineering practice or have a clear engineering background, and the paper should have certain technical requirements and workload, reflecting the author's ability to comprehensively apply scientific theories, methods and technical means to solve engineering and technical problems. The paper must have a certain theoretical basis, advanced and practical. The content, requirements and writing format of the paper should be completed independently under the guidance of double tutors.