CLUSTER TRANSFORMATIONS IN THE REGIONAL SUPPLY CHAINS

Abstract

of reasoning associated with the transformation of cluster structures to supply chain structures. This is due to the evolution of the methodology of cluster formation, the increase in varieties of cluster manifestations and with different explanations of transformation processes in clusters. 

 A cluster is a complex concept that researchers often study fragmentally. At the same time, the cluster, as a categorical concept, is located in the space of administrative and methodological formats. It is often used in the design and formation of conceptual approaches to the management of territorial or branch economic systems as one of the ways to improve the innovative environment of the region. But, at the same time, the innovation of regional management is found in the field of logistics, namely: a modern integrative tool for effective management of goods distribution is a conceptual approach from the point of view of supply chain management. The study of the authors allows us to formulate a common and different in essence of two innovative approaches to the management of logistics meso-systems and to identify the process of transformation of clusters into the format of integrated supply chains.

Key words: supply chain, cluster, economic systems, goods distribution, regional logistics