Structural and functional approach to the formation of a transport and logistics cluster in Kazakhstan

The article discusses methodological approaches to the formation of a transport and logistics cluster in Kazakhstan. The conceptual apparatus of the transport and logistics cluster is systematized and refined based on the analysis of the categorical essence and definition of the concept of a single transport and logistics system. Based on system analysis, the specifics and functions of the transport and logistics cluster are identified. The basic and specific functions, tasks, elements, structure of the transport and logistics cluster and methods for managing it are considered. From the position of a systems approach and management theory, the essence and content of the main components of the TLC, including the structure, organizational and economic mechanism and management processes, are disclosed. The necessity of improving the formation of TLC in the promising areas of international transport corridors is proposed.