<P> There is nobody who is not surprised of the small price of pins; but we shall be even more surprised, when we know how many different operations, most of them very delicate, are mandatory to make a good pin . We are going to go through these operations in a few words to stimulate the curiosity to know their detail; this enumeration will supply as many articles which will make the division of this work . (...) The first operation is to have brass go through the drawing plate to calibrate it . (...) </P> <P> By "division of this work", Duhamel du Monceau is referring to the subdivisions of the text describing the various trades involved in the pin making activity; this can also be described as division of labour . </P> <P> The specialization and concentration of the workers on their single subtasks often leads to greater skill and greater productivity on their particular subtasks than would be achieved by the same number of workers each carrying out the original broad task . </P> <P> Smith saw the importance of matching skills with equipment--usually in the context of an organization . For example, pin makers were organized with one making the head, another the body, each using different equipment . Similarly he emphasised a large number of skills, used in cooperation and with suitable equipment, were required to build a ship . </P>

What do you understand by division of labour