{"id":6019,"date":"2010-11-01T06:22:10","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=6019"},"modified":"2022-05-16T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T00:24:05","slug":"where-six-sigma-is-more-popular-than-justin-bieber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/where-six-sigma-is-more-popular-than-justin-bieber\/6019\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Six Sigma is More Popular Than Justin Bieber"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you arrived here searching for Justin Bieber, I&#8217;m sorry but you&#8217;ll see geeky stuff about Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma instead. But, in the hope that I don&#8217;t disappoint you, skip to the bottom of this article and you can get your Justin Bieber fix with him <a title=\"nike practices lean manufacturing in their supply chain\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/nike-lean-manufacturing-example-good-policy-deployment\/13755\/\">performing &#8220;Baby&#8221; in his Nike shoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>On to other News<\/h2>\n<p>Assuming that worldwide search trends captures the interest and thoughts of a country, Google Trends is pretty helpful. Using Google Trends, we get some insight into what general worldwide regions are searching and one can compare search terms and view search volume as if we were navigating the intent of humans with a Garmin GPS.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is Six Sigma More Popular Than Justin Bieber<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6031 aligncenter\" title=\"six-sigma-training-india-pakistan\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-india-pakistan.jpeg\" alt=\"six sigma training india pakistan\" width=\"333\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-india-pakistan.jpeg 475w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-india-pakistan-281x300.jpg 281w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yup, In India, &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; as a search term is more popular than &#8220;Justin Bieber&#8221; as a search term (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Six Sigma<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/span>):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6023 aligncenter\" title=\"six-sigma-justin-bieber\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-justin-bieber1.jpg\" alt=\"justin bieber six sigma training\" width=\"430\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-justin-bieber1.jpg 430w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-justin-bieber1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/music\/player\/albums\/B003BYYDXW?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;musicTerritory=US&amp;trackAsin=B003BZ0HRM&amp;keywords=justin+bieber+baby+shirtless&amp;crid=2E5IWINEDJ4QU&amp;sprefix=justin+bieber+baby+shirtless%2Caps%2C67&amp;qid=1647442264&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=sixsigma09-20&amp;linkId=e5e99d231018459b591bbb9826a92ec5&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6036 size-full\" style=\"margin: 5px;\" title=\"justin-bieber-baby-shirtless\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/justin-bieber-baby-shirtless.jpg\" alt=\"justin bieber baby shirtless\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/justin-bieber-baby-shirtless.jpg 135w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/justin-bieber-baby-shirtless-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a>From this same chart, again assuming that search terms are a good way to capture the\u00a0consciousness\u00a0of a country, in Hong Kong and Pakistan, Six Sigma and Justin Bieber are competitively close. And, in Malaysia and the Philippines, Six Sigma is no match for Justin Bieber.<\/p>\n<p>Look &#8211; even in Nigeria, Justin Bieber beats Six Sigma hands down.<\/p>\n<p>What if we just looked at the worldwide trend for &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; as a search term?<\/p>\n<p>Using just &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; , below is the worldwide trend:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6024 aligncenter\" title=\"six-sigma-worldwide-trend\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-worldwide-trend.jpg\" alt=\"six sigma training worldwide\" width=\"610\" height=\"293\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the chart above, the interest for the search term &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; is declining. By geography, we get:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0071443851?ie=UTF8&amp;ref_=sr_1_1&amp;qid=1288234451&amp;sr=8-1&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393181&amp;tag=sixsigma09a-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6044 aligncenter\" title=\"six-sigma-training-games\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/six-sigma-training-games.jpg\" alt=\"six sigma training games simulations\" width=\"576\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/six-sigma-training-games.jpg 576w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/six-sigma-training-games-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6025 aligncenter\" title=\"six-sigma-training-certification\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-certification.jpg\" alt=\"six sigma training certification\" width=\"422\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-certification.jpg 422w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/six-sigma-training-certification-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the perspective of interest by geography, the following search for the term &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; in order of highest to lowest:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Singapore<\/li>\n<li>Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan<\/li>\n<li>Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<li>United States<\/li>\n<li>United Arab Emirates<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n<li>Malaysia<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>At least half of the countries search for the term &#8220;Six Sigma&#8221; are in Asia. I imagine this is true because many of operations (back office operations and shared services) that were based in the United States and Europe have moved or will be moved to Asia based operations.<\/p>\n<h2>It&#8217;s Your Turn<\/h2>\n<p>What do you think of the Google search data above? Any insights I might have missed?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: If you arrived here searching for Justin Bieber, I&#8217;m sorry but you&#8217;ll see geeky stuff about Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma instead. But, in the hope that I don&#8217;t disappoint you, skip to the bottom of this article and you can get your Justin Bieber fix with him performing &#8220;Baby&#8221; in his Nike shoes. 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