The job should be selected for the method study based upon the following factors:-

Economic aspect

If sufficient returns are not attained the whole exercise will go waste. Thus the money spent should be justified by the savings from it.

The following guidelines can be used for selecting a job:-

1. Bottleneck operations which are holding up other production operations.
2. Operations involving excessive labour.
3. Operations producing lot of scrape or defectives.
4. Operations having poor utilization of resources.
5. Backtracking of materials & excessive movement of materials

Technical Aspect:-

The method study man should be careful enough to select a job in which he has the technical knowledge & expertise. A person selecting a job in his area of expertise is going to do full justice.

Other factors which favor selection in technical aspect are:-

a) Job having in-consistent quality.

b) Operations generating lot of scraps.

c) Frequent complaints from workers regarding the job.

Human considerations:-

Method study means a change as it is going to affect the way in which the job is done presently & is not fully accepted by workmen &the union.

Human considerations play a vital role in method study.

These are some of the situations where human aspect should be given due importance:-

a) Workers complaining about unnecessary & tiring work.

b) More frequency of accidents.

c) Inconsistent earnings.